F8U-1P Photo Crusader
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Francis H. Castles
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateJanuary 29, 1960
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Sean Castles. P2021.25.05
Object numberP2021.25.05
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and White; Official horizontal image of a Vought F8U-1P Photo Crusader of VFP-62 landing on Intrepid's flight deck. There are two air operations personnel in the background. Identification markings on the aircraft read "926" on the nose, "Navy // VFP62" on the back half of the body, and "926 // AF // 6871" on the tail. The sky is clear behind the aircraft. There is a white border around the image.Back has "CVA11-3418 (L) // 1-29-60" handwritten in blue ink.
On View
Not on viewCollections
Robert Wayne Osburn
1960–1961
Object number: P2013.149.13
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
December 1967
Object number: P2016.34.204