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80-G-443663 Vought F4U-5N "Corsair" night fighter

Photo #: 80-G-443663 Vought F4U-5N "Corsair" night fighter
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Title: Vought F4U-5N "Corsair" night fighter
Description: Photo #: 80-G-443663 Vought F4U-5N Corsair night fighter Ready for launching from USS Essex (CV-9), during operations off Korea, January 1952. The catapult bridle is attached and a flight deck crewman is signalling the pilot to turn up his engine to takeoff power. A HO3S-1 helicopter is flying nearby. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-443663
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