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| Keywords: F9F-2 VF-112 crash 1950.jpeg A U S Navy Grumman F9F-2 Panther floating on water after crashing over the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea CV-47 near Korea on 7 August 1950 CDR R Weymouth CO of fighter squadron VF-112 Fighting Twelve stands on nose of plane awaiting rescue VF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 CVG-11 for a deployment to Korea from 5 July 1950 to 26 March 1951 CDR Ralph Weymouth went on to be Captain of the Essex Class carrier USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1961 and he was in command when that ship recovered Alan B Shepard Jr on May 5 1961 which was the first U S manned space flight Captain Weymouth rose to be Vice-Admiral of the U S Navy U S www defenseimagery mil photo no HN-SN-98-07117; NARA file no 80-G-420687 1950-08-07 USN PD-USGov Grumman F9F Panther Aircraft carrier landings United States Navy in the Korean War Attack Squadron 112 United States Navy | ||||
