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| Keywords: USS Boxer (CVA-21) in port in 1954.jpg states that the photo was taken on 18 November 1953 However Boxer returned from the Western Pacific on 28 November 1953 with Air Task Group 1 ATG-1 None of the squadrons of ATG-1 were equipped with the Grumman F9F-6 Cougar that are parked on the forward flight deck The swept-wing version of the F9F Panther arrived to late to participate in the Korean War and Boxer had left the U S West Coast already on 30 March 1953 the war ended on 27 July 1953 During her next deployment from 3 March to 11 October 1954 the embarked Carrier Air Group 12 CVG-12 had two squadrons equipped with the F9F-6 Also by early 1955 the SK-2 radar antenna visible on the island been replaced by SPS-6B See also http //www navsource org/archives/02/21 htm Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-67000/NH-67430 html NH 67430 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1954 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy original upload log page en wikipedia Uss_boxer_cva-21 jpg 2004-02-05 05 26 RadicalBender 300×182×8 9730 bytes The Aircraft Carrier USS Boxer CVA-21 Public domain photo from history navy mil USS Boxer CV-21 | ||||
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