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NH 96953 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

Photo #: NH 96953 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
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Title: USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Description: Ordnancemen perform maintenance on 20mm aircraft cannon on the carrier's flight deck, during operations off Korea, 30 March 1952. The ship's forward 5/38 twin gun mounts are at right. Aircraft parked in the immediate background is a Douglas AD Skyraider (possibly AD-2 Bureau # 122251). Note firefighting hose in the lower right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 96953
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