US Military Aviation
Images US NAVY late 40s-50s



Miscelaneous images of US NAVY and USMC Aircrafts, pilots, action movies and personnel from late 40s through the end of 50s.


William Holden playing an US NAVY Panther pilot on "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI". (Paramount)

William Holden playing an US NAVY Panther pilot on "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI". (Paramount)

USS Oriskany flight deck during filming "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI" in 1954. (Paramount)

F9F-5 Panther of VF-192 ON USS Oriskany. (Paramount)

F9F-5 on catapult of USS Oriskany. (Paramount)

USS Oriskany during filming "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI" in 1954. (Paramount)

William Holden playing an US NAVY Panther pilot on "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI". (Paramount)

William Holden playing an US NAVY Panther pilot on "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI". (Paramount)

F9F-5 Panther of VF-192 on USS Oriskany. (Paramount)

Panther scene during "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI". (Paramount)

Panther scene during "THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI". (Paramount)

F9F-5 Panther of VF-192 on USS Oriskany. (Paramount)

F9F-5 Panther of VF-111 The strange painting was a "tribute to pay" when the aircraft landed on the wrong carrier. (US NAVY)

F9F-2 Panther of VF-61 "Jolly Rogers" on board of USS Roosevelt in 1950. (US NAVY)

F9F-5s Panther of VF-114 on USS Kearsarge 1955. (US NAVY)

F9F-8 Cougar on elevator of USS Shangri-La in 1956. (US NAVY)

AD-6 Skyraider and FJ-4B Fury on USS Midway in 1958. (US NAVY)

VF-11 Red Rippers pilots near a F2H-3 Banshee on board of USS Essex in 1958. (US NAVY)

VF-103 Sluggers pilots wearing the MK-IV full pressure suits on board of USS Forrestal in 1959. (US NAVY)

F11F-1 Tiger of VF-33 Astronauts from USS Intrepid on 1959. (US NAVY)

US Navy pilot of the early 50s. (US NAVY)