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Two jets fly side by side.

Armstrong Jet

Navy F9F-2 Panther jets assigned to Fighter Squadron 51 fly a sortie over Korea in the early 1950s. The squadron was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 aboard the USS Essex for a deployment to Korea from June 26, 1951, to March 25, 1952. The pilot of the lead plane, S-107, was Navy Lt. j.g. George Russell, and S-116 was flown by Navy Ensign Neil Armstrong.

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