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USS Bonhomme Richard (CV-31)
F9F-2B escorts F9F-2P over North Korea. VF-781 & VC-61, Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) 1951
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F9F Panther
Dick Shrewsbury
Jet Photo Reconnaissance, 1951
Assigned to VC-61, CVG-102
aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
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C.O.D. takes off from The Bon Homme
Korea, 1951
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Bon Homme in Yokosuka, 1951
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BHR Box Score December 1951
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BHR (CV-31) Fires 5 inch at Drone
North Korea, 1951
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