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U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee jet fighters from Fighter Squadron VF-62 Gladiators in flight over Hungnam, North Korea, on 26 July
1953, the day before the Korean armistice took effect. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) for a deployment to Korea and the Western Pacific from 26 April to 4 December 1953.
Hungnam's port area is below the left plane. In the upper left is the mouth of the Songchon River.
A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (BuNo 123252) of Fighter Squadron VF-62 "Gladiators" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lake
Champlain (CVA-39) off Korea. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the Lake Champlain for a deployment to the
Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and Korea from 26 April to 4 December 1953
A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (BuNo 123222) of Fighter Squadron VF-62 "Gladiators" aboard the deck edge elevator of the aircraft
carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) off Korea. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the Lake Champlain for a deployment
to the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and Korea from 26 April to 4 December 1953.
U.S. Navy crewmen fighting an engine fire of a McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (BuNo 123333) of Fighter Squadron VF-62 "Gladiators" aboard
the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) off Korea. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the Lake Champlain for
a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and Korea from 26 April to 4 December 1953.
A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (BuNo 125019) of Fighter Squadron 62 (VF-62) "Gladiators" from the aircraft carrier USS Coral
Sea (CVB-43) after it had landed aboard USS Wasp (CV-18) about 1953. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard theCoral Sea for adeployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 19 April to 12 October 1952.
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