Insignia of the U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 821 (VF-821) "Kingpins", in 1952. VF-821 was a U.S. Naval Air Reserve squadron that was mobilized on 20 July 1950. It became a regular squadron on 4 February 1953 and was redesignated VF-143. The squadron was decommissioned on 1 April 1958.
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1952
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv9-52/042.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv9-52/index_006.htm">USS <i>Essex</i> (CV-9) 1952-1953 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>