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NH 96935 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

Photo #: NH 96935 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
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Title: USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Description: Rounds Diamond Head, Oahu, while en route from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego, California, on 17 May 1949. She was transporting the headquarters of Rear Admiral H.B. Sallada, Commander, Air Force, Pacific Fleet, from Pearl Harbor to San Diego, and carried a deck load of flying boats and land-based planes. Aircraft types visible on her flight deck include one PBM, six PBY and 2 F4U parked aft. Those visible amidships include one R4D, one P2V, seven JRB/SNB and seven SNJ. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 96935
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