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| F4U-4 Corsair, AD-2/4Q Skyraider, and F9F-2 Panther aircraft aboard USS Boxer, off Korea, 19 May 1951; note HO3S-1 helicopter in flight | Lieutenant (jg) Oliver Droege's F4U-4 Corsair fighter crashing into the water after suffering an engine failure on takeoff, off Korea, 19 May 1951 |
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