A U.S. Navy jet fighter of the Grumman F9F Panther type sits on the ramp at a Naval Air Station, with a ground crewman servicing the aircraft nearby. Straight-wing carrier jets like this one formed the backbone of Navy fighter squadrons during the Korean War, flying both air-to-air and ground-attack missions from carrier decks. The long row of aircraft visible in the distance reflects the scale of naval air power based ashore during the early Cold War buildup of the 1950s. Project: 218710