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NH 97281 USS Boxer (CV-21)

Photo #: NH 97281 USS Boxer (CV-21)
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Title: USS Boxer (CV-21)
Description: Four F9F-2 Panther jet fighters roar past the carrier, with dive brakes, landing gear and arresting hooks down, preparing to land on board after returning from a mission over North Korea, 23 June 1951. The planes and their pilots are from Fighter Squadron 721 (VF-721), a Naval Reserve squadron formerly based at Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97281
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