Keywords: F9F VF-71 over TF77 1952.jpeg A U S Navy Grumman F9F-2 Panther BuNo 123469 nicknamed Papasan attached to fighter squadron VF-71 Carrier Air Group Seven CVG-7 on the USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 flies over Task Force 77 engaged operations against North Korean targets on 1 August 1952 The carriers were USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 USS Essex CV-9 right and the USS Princeton CV-37 U S www defenseimagery mil photo no HN-SN-98-07207; NARA file no 80-G-480645 1952-08-01 USN Grumman F9F Panther USS Essex CV-9 USS Princeton CV-37 USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 Military aircraft in the Korean War PD-USGov |