On March 18, 1945, a young, newly married naval aviator flew from the USS Intrepid on his first combat mission; it would be his last. He and his F4U-1D Corsair were shot down near the city of Saiki on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. Fifty years later, a Japanese fisherman found what is thought to be the remnants of his Corsair.
This exhibit has been made possible thanks to...
On March 18, 1945, a young, newly married naval aviator flew from the USS Intrepid on his first combat mission; it would be his last. He and his F4U-1D Corsair were shot down near the city of Saiki on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. Fifty years later, a Japanese fisherman found what is thought to be the remnants of his Corsair.
This exhibit has been made possible thanks to generous support from The Kislak Family Foundation, Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust, and The Ng Family.
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Intrepid Museum: Entry Ticket
- Entrance to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
- Access to the Growler Submarine
- Access to the submarine USS Growler
- Access to the Space Shuttle Pavilion
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A museum housed on an aircraft carrier that happens to also be a national historic monument. The USS Intrepid actually served in World War II and Vietnam and helped out NASA in recovery missions.
Stacked with cool aircraft, including the Lockheed A-12 Blackbird and the Concord, plus space shuttles. It’s docked right on the Hudson River, waiting for you to come aboard and enter the Danger Zone.