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80-G-445593 USS Boxer (CV-21) Hangar Deck Fire, 5 August 1952

Photo #: 80-G-445593 USS Boxer (CV-21) Hangar Deck Fire, 5 August 1952
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Title: USS Boxer (CV-21) Hangar Deck Fire, 5 August 1952
Description: Ordnancemen strip live 20mm ammunition from a damaged F9F Panther fighter, while firefighters bring the blaze under control. Boxer was then operating off Korea. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-445593
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