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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of Fighter Squadron 871 (VF-871) "Griffins" being prepared for a mission in Korea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9), in 1952. VF-871 was assigned to Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) aboard the Essex for a deployment to Korea from 16 June 1952 to 6 February 1953.
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