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80-G-K-9904 (Color) USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

Photo #: 80-G-K-9904 (Color) USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
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Title: (Color) USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Description: View of the carrier's island, with members of the American Ordnance Association visiting on board, while the ship was operating near Long Beach, California, 27 April 1949. An F8F-2 Bearcat fighter is parked alongside the island. Note large SX radar antenna atop the tripod mast, and many onlookers standing on the island walkways. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-9904
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