MAKE A MEME View Large Image F2H-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 ...
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Keywords: F2H-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 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 22210 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7247 004 between 1951 1952 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee Attack Squadron 172 United States Navy Aboard USS Essex CV-9 United States Navy in the Korean War
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