USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. An underway aircraft lands on the carrier. The flight deck of USS Valley Forge as the aircraft lands on it.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. USS Heyliger (DE-510) approaches alongside for refueling from Valley Forge. Fuel hose lines in place from Valley Forge. The crew from Heyliger pulls a hose from Valley Forge. The refueling in operation.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. An aircraft taxis up into a catapult position on the flight deck of USS Valley Forge. A Piasecki HUP-2 helicopter comes in for a landing. A signal man signals on the deck.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Airmen work on a U.S. Grumman S2F tracker aircraft. S2Fs are warming up on the flight deck of Valley Forge. A U.S. Piasecki HUP-2 helicopter warms up and then takes off. An S2F catapults and leaves the ship.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. A catapult operator in a catapult room. He wears sound power phones over his head. He manipulates catapult machinery. The catapult machinery in operation. Large cables and machinery slide down a track.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in Caribbean. French Navy HSS-1 Choctaw helicopter takes off from the flight deck. Superstructure of the ship.