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F2H-2 Banshees of VF-172 fly by USS Essex (CV-9) off Korea, circa 1951 (NH 97270)
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F2H-2 Banshees of VF-172 fly by USS Essex (CV-9) off Korea, circa 1951 (NH 97270)

Two U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshees (BuNo 124954, 124969) of Fighter Squadron 172 (VF-172) "Blue Bolts" returning to the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9). VF-172 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) aboard the Essex for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Korea from from 26 June 1951 to 25 March 1952. Note: All other aircraft of CVG-5 had the tail code "S" during that deployment, but VF-172's tail code was "R".

Date
1951–1952
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Wikimedia Commons
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