Operation Double Eagle in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Flight deck personnel carry an injured Marine from a helicopter. Wounded marine being lowered on elevator to the hangar bay. Gas crewmen refuel a helicopter. Man putts gas into the U.S. UH-34D as other helicopter refueled in background. Marines walk by in full packs, board the helicopter in foreground. Marines run over deck to board the helicopter. Helicopter takes off for vertical envelopment. Marines run down side of deck with rifles and gear to board the helicopter. Other group come. Helicopters take off.
Flight operations aboard USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in Pacific Ocean during the Korean War. U.S. Navy Grumman F9F Panther Jet aircraft flies over water. It tilts down and lands on deck. Another F9F Jet aircraft flies over water and land on deck.
Flight operations aboard USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in Pacific Ocean during the Korean War. U.S. Navy Chance Vought F4Us Corsair fighter aircraft arrives and lands on the deck. U.S. Navy Douglas AD Skyraiders land on the deck.
Flight operations aboard USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in Pacific Ocean during Korean War. U.S. Navy Chance Vought F4Us Corsair fighter aircraft arrives and lands on the deck. It flies over sea.
Flight Operation aboard USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in Pacific Ocean during the Korean War. The signal crew member signals. U.S. Navy Sikorsky HO3S helicopter arrives and lands on the deck.
Homecoming of the USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in San Diego, California. Wives of the sailors wave as USS prepares to tie up at quay wall. Mayor of San Diego Joshua H. Bean speaks. Consul of Sweden, Waldo Homburg speaks. Consul of Norway speaks. Flags of both those nations and State flag of California are seen. Vice Admiral Sprague speaks. Miss California stand with flowers and waves. Spectators in the background. A band plays. (Presence of the Scandinavian representatives may be related to the cooperation of USS Valley Forge and other U.S. Naval vessels, during production of the motion picture "Windjammer" about the voyage of the Norwegian training vessel, Christian Radich.) Note: Korean war demands required the USS Valley Forge to resupply and sail again on December 6, 1950.
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