File:F9F-5 Panther VF-111 over Korea in June 1953.jpg

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A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-5 Panther jet fighter (BuNo 126204) from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) "Sundowners" in flight over mountainous Korean terrain. VF-111 was assigned to Air Task Group 1 (ATG-1) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer (CVA-21) for a deployment to Korea from 30 March to 30 June 1953.

The F9F-5 126204 was lost five days after this photograph was taken as it ran out of fuel and ditched at sea on 19 June 1953.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-630472 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.
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current07:44, 17 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 07:44, 17 January 20165,705 × 4,527 (8.01 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC photo
14:55, 6 October 2012Thumbnail for version as of 14:55, 6 October 2012740 × 590 (203 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-5 ''Panther'' jet fighter (BuNo 126204) from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) ''Sundowners'' in flight over mountainous Korean terrain. VF-111 was assigned to Air Task Group 1 (ATG-...

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