F8F-1 Bearcats of VF-12A fly past USS Valley Forge (CV-45) on 28 April 1948

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U.S. Navy

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Four Grumman F8F-1 Bearcats of fighter squadron VF-12A Fighting Twelve flying past the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45) on 28 April 1948. The Valley Forge with Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVAG-11) aboard was on a world cruise from 9 October 1947 to 11 June 1948 from San Diego (California, USA) via the Suez and Panama Canals back to San Diego. Grumman TBM Avengers of VA-12A and Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers of VA-11A can be seen on deck. VA-12A was re-designated VF-112 on 15 July 1948.

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Official U.S. Navy photo no. 80-G-705399 [1],U.S. Naval Historical Center

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