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Summary

Description A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of fighter squadron VF-1B, assigned to Carrier Air Group One (CVBG-1) , aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) . The Midway was on her first deployment from 29 October 1947 to 11 March 1948 to the Mediterranean Sea. VF-1B was redesignated VF-21 on 1 September 1948.
Date 1947/48
Source USS Midway website [1]
Author Charles J. Beggy, Jr., Electronics Technician Second Class, USN (ret.)

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