USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Pilots come up on the flight deck in an elevator and run towards their planes. Four U.S. Grumman S2F trackers aircraft on port catapult and on standby. They take off one by one.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Men pack parachute riggers in the parachute loft. Aviation mechanics work on the engine of a Grumman S2F tracker aircraft's propeller. Men work on the wing fold of an S2F.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in the Caribbean. Looking over the flight deck from the superstructure of the ship. U.S. Grumman S2Fs tracker aircraft get warmed up on the flight deck.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. Interiors of a ready room. A commanding officer (CO) briefs pilots. A pilot raises his hand and talks. The crew at a squawk box presses a button. The pilots jump out of their seats and leave the ready room.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. On the ship an officer gets a haircut in a barber shop. The officer sit on a chair with a cloth wrapped around his shoulders. The barber cuts the hair.
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) during Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. A U.S. Grumman S2F tracker aircraft dives and fires a rocket. The target is towed by USS Valley Forge and hit is made by an S2F. U.S. Navy Douglas AD Skyraiders aircraft in a dive bearing a rocket. The S2F in flight and fires a rocket. The S2F drops a 500 lb unarmed rocket. An S2F squadron in formation. Douglas AD Skyraiders fly in a formation over the ship.
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