F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge engaging North Korean armored vehicles on the road with 20mm cannon fire in August 1950
[6150 x 5034]USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) approaches the Pedro Miguel Lock while transiting the Panama Canal, 18 August 1953. Her deck-load includes several TBM, F4U and F2H aircraft and many automobiles.
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge engaging North Korean armored vehicles on the road with 20mm cannon fire in August 1950
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge engaging North Korean armored vehicles on the road with 20mm cannon fire in August 1950
The newest fleet addition...USS Valley Forge reddit.com/gallery/qntlef
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge engaging North Korean armored vehicles on the road with 20mm cannon fire in August 1950
A pair of AD-4 Skyraiders from USS Valley Forge strafe a North Korean truck in August 1950
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge takes out a truck in Korea with accurate cannon fire in August 1950
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge takes out a truck in Korea with accurate cannon fire in August 1950
F9F Panther and wingman from USS Valley Forge strafing North Korean aircraft on the ground in August 1950
A pair of AD-4 Skyraiders from USS Valley Forge strafe a North Korean truck in August 1950
[Cold War] AD-4 Skyraider from USS Valley Forge provides close support with napalm in 1951
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge scores hits on a maneuvering North Korean MiG-15 in 1951
A fuel or ammunition train burns near Kumchon, North Korea, after being hit by U.S. Navy aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45), on the morning of 22 July 1950.
F9F Panther from USS Valley Forge (CV-45) makes multiple cannon runs on a road convoy in Korea in August 1950
[952 x 674]USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) underway in January 1959. Visible is the damage to the ship's port forward flight deck, caused by heavy seas in the Atlantic. The damaged part was replaced with the identical part of the flight deck from the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13).
[1526 x 2080]USS Forrestal (CVA-59) tied up at Norfolk. Surrounding her are USS Taconic (AGC-17), USS Pocono (AGC-16), and USS Valley Forge (CVS-45), circa late 1955
"USS Valley Forge (CG-50)" Oil on Canvas. The ship my step father served on.
[5684 x 4448]USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) operating in stormy weather off the Korean coast, January 1953
[720 x 560]HMAS Sydney (R-17), foreground, and the U.S. Navy helicopter carrier USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) underway during a SEATO excercise off the Philippines in May 1964.
[3604 x 2725]USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) underway, circa 1964
Corsair F4U-4 plus Douglas Skyraider & HO3S Helo on USS Valley Forge (CV-45). Korean War - 8 May 1951
[6178 x 4970] USS Valley Forge (CV-45) crewmen use flight deck tractors with power brooms to sweep snow from the carrier's flight deck, during operations off Korea, circa early 1951 imgur.com/42b4tTI
USS Ranger, CV-61, turns to port after completing an underway replenishment with USS Kansas City, AOR-3, while USS Valley Forge, CG-50, is also taking on fuel. Pacific, 28 March 1991 [3000x2400]
The first carrier air strike of the Korean War was launched from USS Valley Forge (CV-45) on 3 July 1950 with A1 Skyraiders and F4U Corsairs attacking ground targets in support of a landing by the 1st Cav Division on Pyongyang, NK
United Nations ships assigned to support military operations in Korea pictured at anchor in Sasebo, Japan. Pictured from front to back HMS Unicorn (I72), USS Juneau (CLAA-119), USS Valley Forge (CV-45), USS Leyte (CV-32), USS Hector (AR-7), and USS Jason (ARH-1).[1864 × 2616]
A-1 Skyraider loses a wheel on landing on USS Valley Forge off the Korean shore in 1950
Birth of the Ticos. L-to-R, Mobile Bay under construction, USS Yorktown(CG 48) being moored, Vincennes (CG 49), the Valley Forge (CG 50) and the Bunker Hill (CG 52) being fit out, 3 June 1985 [2996x2304]
USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) refueling USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) and USS Eaton (DDE-510), 18 June 1959 [740×620]
USS Valley Forge from 'Silent Running' (1972), art by Antonis Karidis
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) steaming in formation with Destroyer Squadron 36 in the Atlantic Ocean on 6 November 1958 [5634x4210]
I found this Shellback card in a Naval Academy yearbook in a Estate Sale store in Oceanside! Unfortunately the name on the card wasn’t found in the book but still I’d like to find the owner’s family and send it back! It’s from 1948 aboard the USS Valley Forge.
[6216 x 5040]USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) in harbor, 20 January 1956, with crewmen paraded on her flight deck spelling out the ship's nickname: HAPPY VALLEY imgur.com/t2MPhpR
Bomb strikes from aircraft based on USS Valley Forge during the Korean War in 1950
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) underway with Task Group Alfa, in 1959 (USN_1043094).[5702X4096]
[6168 x 4960]USS Valley Forge (CV-45) steams past Gibraltar in May 1948. imgur.com/DUEDdXN
USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) underway with Task Group Alfa, in 1959.[5702 × 4096]
Stern view under tow of long bow Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45), Sydney Harbour, 1948. Photo by Ted Hood. [1400 x 1060]
Five Essex-class aircraft carriers at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, 2 August 1966. Shown are USS Bennington (CVS-20), USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), USS Yorktown (CVS-10), helicopter carrier USS Valley Forge (LPH-8, ex CV-45), and USS Hornet (CVS-12). [2000 x 1588]
[6146 x 4874]USS Valley Forge (CV-45) firing her 5/38 guns during Operation Miki, November 1949 imgur.com/KBllNfQ
[6148 x 4974]USS Valley Forge (CV-45), the Sydney Harbor Bridge comes into view as the carrier approaches Sydney, March 1948 imgur.com/16Hs5e1
USS Valley Forge (CV-45) launches a weather balloon (UFO) [590x735]
[6052 x 3988] International Naval Review, Hampton Roads, 8-17 June 1957. Present (l-r): USS Northampton (CC-1), USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Norfolk (DL-1), USS Saratoga (CVA-60), HMS Ark Royal, USS Valley Forge (CVS 45), Bois Belleau, De Grasse, USS Albany (CA-123), De Zeven Provincien, USS Boston (CAG-1) imgur.com/Hcnxpxv
