USS Saipan (CVL-48) Delivers Aircraft to Da Nang, Indochina

French Naval Aviator C.A. Libiot (left center) greets Second Lieutenant John F. Schrepferman, USMCR, of Marine Attack Squadron 324 (VMA-324). As VMA-324 pilots delivered AU-1 "Corsair" aircraft to the French at Tourane (Danang) airfield, Indo-China, on 18 April 1954. Libiot and other French aviators had trained at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, with some of VMA-324's pilots. Three of the AU-1s are behind them. The planes were transported to the area by USS Saipan (CVL-48). Right Click and choose "View Image" to enlarge.