MAKE A MEME View Large Image CV-45 flight deck F8F Sydney NAN9-48.jpg View down the flight deck of the U S aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge CV-45 upon arrival at Sydney Australia in 1948 during her world cruise between 9 October 1947 and 11 June 1948 Planes of Carrier ...
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Keywords: CV-45 flight deck F8F Sydney NAN9-48.jpg View down the flight deck of the U S aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge CV-45 upon arrival at Sydney Australia in 1948 during her world cruise between 9 October 1947 and 11 June 1948 Planes of Carrier Air Group Eleven CVAG-11 are visible on deck mostly Grumman F8F-1 Bearcats of fighter squadrons VF-11A Sundowners and VF-12A Fighting Twelve A Grumman TBM-3 Avenger of attack squadron VA-12A is visible in the center In the left background are the Australian cruisers HMAS Australia and behind her HMAS Shropshire U S Navy Naval Aviation News September 1948 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1940s/1948/Sep48 pdf original USN photo NH 96950 at the Naval History Center website http //www chinfo navy mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv45-valleyforge/val4803sydney jpg Jan-Mar 1948 released 27 Mar 1948 USN caption removed PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Valley Forge CV-45 Grumman F8F Bearcat HMAS Australia D84 HMS Shropshire 73 Sydney Harbour Grumman TBF Avenger
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