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NH 96986 USS Boxer (CV-21)

Photo #: NH 96986 USS Boxer (CV-21)
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Title: USS Boxer (CV-21)
Description: U.S. personnel wait to board Boxer at Alameda, California, for a fast trip to Japan, circa 8-14 July 1950. On 14-22 July, the ship carried an emergency shipment of 170 Air Force and Navy aircraft, plus personnel and equipment, to the Korean War zone in a record 8 1/2 day trans-Pacific crossing. Two of the 145 USAF F-51 Mustang fighters carried are visible on her flight deck. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the All Hands collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 96986
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