#USS Philippine Sea

[lonestarflight]

A graffitied Grumman F9F-2B PantherGrumman F9F-2B Panther of Fighter Squadron VF-112 "Fighting Twelve" aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). Likely after landing on the wrong carrier and returning to the correct carrier. "VF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11) aboard the Philippine Sea for a deployment to Korea from July 5, 1950 to March 26, 1951."

Date: 1950-1951

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[lonestarbattleship]

Loading drop tanks on Curtiss SB2C Helldivers aboard USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) before a search mission.

Date: October 25, 1944

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-284381

[rhk111sblog]

There is some CONFUSION about the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Participation in the United States (US)-Japan-Australia Joint Naval Drills in the SCS, US could be trying to SHAME the AFP into joining it

[judgemark45]

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2024) A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, attached to the 5th Bomb Wing, and aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 24, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas Gooley

[captain-price-unofficially]

A rear gunner who was killed by Japanese anti-aircraft fire during a raid on Manila Bay, Philippines, is given a burial at sea in his TBF Avenger on USS Essex, November 1944

[usafphantom2]

an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 takes off from the USS America while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, July 24, 2024. ( j andre)

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[alex99achapterthree]

WWII history...

On the hangar deck of USS Lexington (CV2) near Hawaii in 1941, before the start of WWII.

Douglas SBD Dauntless (nearest) & TBD Devastators from USN Scouting Sqn. No.2.

The Devastators were obsolete when the war began. They acquitted themselves well enough in the early months of 1942 but were savagely mauled at Midway, and remaining examples were withdrawn from service.

The Dauntless, nicknamed "slow but deadly", served with distinction in the early war years, especially at Midway and Guadalcanal. The Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944 was the last major engagement for the SBD before being replaced by the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.

Note the spare airframes stored in the overhead.

[usaac-official]

Armorers carry 100lb bombs to an F4U-4B Corsair of VF-113 aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) before a strike over North Korea, winter 1950-1951

[dangerousthingobservation]

USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 2, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Robert Miller, from Palatka, Florida, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) guides an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, to take off from the flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, April 2. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Pursley)

[aviationgeek71]

Vought F4U-4B Corsair, VF-113 from CV-47 USS Philippine Sea off Korea, October 19, 1950.

[lonestarflight]

Grumman F9F-2B Panthers of Fighter Squadron VF-112 "Fighting Twelve" aboard USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). "VF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11) aboard the PHILIPPINE SEA for a deployment to Korea from July 5, 1950 to March 26, 1951."

Date: 1950

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U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation: 1996.253.7398.028

[lonestarbattleship]

USS INTREPID (CV-11) photographed by Richard Shipman from the rear seat of an SB2C, after taking off to attack the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of Sibuyan Sea.

Date: October 24, 1944

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-K-2198

[overlookedwwiimedia]

Operation Petticoat (1959)

Basic Story: Lieutenant Commander Sherman remembers his misadventures aboard the USS Sea Dragon.

Fan Thoughts: Operation Petticoat is one of those World War II films from around the sixties that focused more on comedy and innuendo than drama.  While it is silly and a bit ridiculous at times, it’s a fun film with a fast pace as Lieutenant Commander Sherman (Cary Grant) tries to help his submarine the USS Sea Tiger through a comedy of errors on their way from the Philippines to Australia.  Assisting him Lieutenant Nick Holden (Tony Curtis), a former admirals aide who at first seems ill suited toeing onboard until he reveals he can scrounge just about anything to help repair the badly damaged Sea Tiger and Sherman makes him Supply Officer.  After stealing every part they can, the Sea Tiger begins limping toward Australia, engine one constantly gurgling and backfiring.  While on their journey the submarine and crew find themselves in increasingly absurd situations, however nearly all of them are loosely based on actual events: nurses were evacuated from Corregidor on the USS Spearfish, Filipino civilians were evacuated on the USS Narwhal, USS Bowfin torpedoed a bus, the Lieutenant Commander of the USS Skipjack sent a letter regarding the lack of toilet paper like the one in the film, and while obviously taken to a comedic level the pink paint was based on the USS Seadragon who had her top coat of paint burned off and fought in just the red undercoat, and the USS Harder had pink added to her grey top coat to aid camouflage at dawn and dusk.  While some of the jokes are a product of the time it was made, the film is still a successful comedy and an entertaining watch!

Warnings: mildly offensive jokes regarding women and native Filipinos

Available On: Apple TV, Vudu, Prime Video, Pluto TV

[judgemark45]

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed (Japan) aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), transits the Philippine Sea, Oct. 4, 2023.