A U.S. Marine Corps Cessna OE-1 <i>Bird Dog</i> (BuNo 136900) from Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Philippine Sea</i> (CVS-47) during excercises in the South China Sea. <i>Philippine Sea</i> was deployed to the Western Pacific from 13 January to 15 July 1958.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv47-58/178.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv47-58/index_016.htm">USS <i>Philippine Sea</i> (CVS-47) 1957-1958 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>