760 items in this album on 38 pages.

Hornet en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 Jan 1954Superstructure of USS Wasp while off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; note Republic of China naval ensign for the occasion of visit by Chiang KaishekUSS Sicily and USS Yorktown at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, early Feb 1954; note AF Guardian aircraft on Sicily and AD Skyraider aircraft on YorktownUSS Hancock off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 4 Mar 1954
Hornet en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 Jan 1954Superstructure of USS Wasp while off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954; note Republic of China naval ensign for the occasion of visit by Chiang KaishekUSS Sicily and USS Yorktown at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, early Feb 1954; note AF Guardian aircraft on Sicily and AD Skyraider aircraft on YorktownUSS Hancock off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 4 Mar 1954
USS Hancock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 28 Apr 1954Banshee jet fighters aboard Hornet, 1 Oct 1954Aft view of USS Ticonderoga, circa 1955USS Shangri-La underway, 1950s
USS Hancock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 28 Apr 1954Banshee jet fighters aboard Hornet, 1 Oct 1954Aft view of USS Ticonderoga, circa 1955USS Shangri-La underway, 1950s
USS Shangri-La underway, 1950sUSS Wasp underway off Taiwan, 5 Jan 1955USS Intrepid off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 9 Feb 1955; note F2H Banshee aircraft on flight deckUSS Shangri-La underway off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, United States, 9 Feb 1955
USS Shangri-La underway, 1950sUSS Wasp underway off Taiwan, 5 Jan 1955USS Intrepid off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 9 Feb 1955; note F2H Banshee aircraft on flight deckUSS Shangri-La underway off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, United States, 9 Feb 1955
USS Shangri-La underway in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 24 Mar 1955A Savage attack plane landing on Yorktown (Essex-class), 6 Dec 1955A3D-1 Skywarrior aircraft piloted by Dick Davidson of VAH-1 squadron launching from USS Shangri-La, 1956USS Ticonderoga in a drydock, mid-1950s; seen in Jan 1956 edition of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
USS Shangri-La underway in Puget Sound, Washington, United States, 24 Mar 1955A Savage attack plane landing on Yorktown (Essex-class), 6 Dec 1955A3D-1 Skywarrior aircraft piloted by Dick Davidson of VAH-1 squadron launching from USS Shangri-La, 1956USS Ticonderoga in a drydock, mid-1950s; seen in Jan 1956 edition of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
USS Ticonderoga, circa 1956USS Shangri-La underway, Pacific Ocean, Jan-Jun 1956; seen in US Navy publication Air Task Group 3 1956 cruise bookUSS Shangri-La launching F9F-8 Cougar aircraft of VF-53 squadron, Pacific Ocean, 10 Jan 1956USS Yorktown underway, 1 May 1956
USS Ticonderoga, circa 1956USS Shangri-La underway, Pacific Ocean, Jan-Jun 1956; seen in US Navy publication Air Task Group 3 1956 cruise bookUSS Shangri-La launching F9F-8 Cougar aircraft of VF-53 squadron, Pacific Ocean, 10 Jan 1956USS Yorktown underway, 1 May 1956

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