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80-G-431907 Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighters

Photo #: 80-G-431907 Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighters
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Title: Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighters
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Description: Photo #: 80-G-431907 Grumman F9F-2 Panther fighters, of Fighter Squadron 721 (VF-721) from USS Boxer (CV-21) Over Wonsan, North Korea, during the Seige of Wonsan. Photo is dated 15 July 1951. Note five-inch rockets (with two different types of warheads) under the nearer F9F's wings. Wonsan port area is immediately behind that plane. Wonsan airfield is at left with the Namdae River beyond. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-431907
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