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USS PHILIPPINE SEA   (CVA-47)

Cruise Book, 1955

April 1 - November 23, 1955

Contributed by Richard J. Havener, AT3, VF-143, 1955.
(See also Richard's USS Essex (CVA-9) Cruise Book, 1954.)



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Cover Page
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The Ship

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USS Philippine Sea underway in the South Pacific.
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Flight crew readying the deck for flight quarters.
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USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) and USS Buck (DD-761) refueling from USS Mispillion (AO-105).
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Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2)

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Cover page for VF-143 section.
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70,000th landing on the "Phil Sea", by LTJG Offerman, VF-143.
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Celebration cake for the 70,000th landing.
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Cover page for the VF-123 ("The Blue Racers") section.
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F9F-2 Panthers of VF-123 "The Blue Racers" over Mt. Fuji.
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VF-123 "The Blue Racers."
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VF-123 "The Blue Racers."
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VF-123 "The Blue Racers." The squadron transitioned to the F9F-8 Cougar shortly after this deployment
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VA-55 "Warhorses."
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VA-55 "Warhorses."
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VC-61 Det. I.
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VC-35 Det. I.
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VC-11 Det. I.
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VC-11 Det. I.
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HU-1 Unit 16.
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HU-1 Unit 16. Helicopter #17 was a Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever, BuNo 128559.
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