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editDescriptionF2H-2s VF-172 on USS Essex (CV-9) c1951.jpeg | Three U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (BuNo 124971, 124972, 124982) of Fighter Squadron VF-172 Blue Bolts being serviced by maintenance personnel are on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) operating off the coast of Korea. Between 23 and 25 August 1951, VF-172 aircraft went into action for the first time. During one mission, in company with VF-51 F9F-2s, they escorted U.S. Air Force Boeing B-29s on high-altitude bombing missions over North Korea. VF-172 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) aboard the Essex for a deployment to Korea from 26 June 1951 to 25 March 1952. |
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between 1951 and 1952 date QS:P,+1951-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1951-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1952-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7247.004 |
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