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80-G-429645 Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighter

Photo #: 80-G-429645 Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighter
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Title: Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighter
Description: Photo #: 80-G-429645 Grumman F9F-2 Panther fighter (Bureau # 123649), of Fighter Squadron 721 (VF-721) Flying escort for a photo plane, near Sinpo, North Korea. Pilot is Lt(JG) T.G. Nielson, USNR. This aircraft is based aboard USS Boxer (CV-21). Photo is dated 9 June 1951. Note rugged terrain below. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-429645
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