F9F-2_VF-837_CV-36_NAN4-52.jpg


Summary

Description Grumman F9F-2B Panther s of Naval Reserve fighter squadron VF-837, Carrier Air Group 15 (CVG-15) , launching from the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Antietam (CV-36) , which was deployed to Korea from 8 September 1951 to 2 May 1952. VF-837 would be redesignated VF-154 Grand Slammers in 1953, and would change the nickname to Black Knights in 1957. In 2008 it is designated VFA-154.
Date 1951/52
Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News April 1952 [1]
Author USN

Licensing

Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy , taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , it is in the public domain in the United States.