File:F6F-5 Hellcat of VF-18 takes off from USS Leyte (CV-32) in 1946.jpg

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Description Launch of a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CV-32). VF-18 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 18 (CVG-18) aboard the Leyte for her shakedown cruise to the Caribbean from 16 September to 12 December 1946.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Leyte (CV-32) 1946 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current22:00, 29 November 2016Thumbnail for version as of 22:00, 29 November 2016945 × 719 (439 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Launch of a Grumman F6F-5 ''Hellcat'' of Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Leyte'' (CV-32). VF-18 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 18 (CVG-18) aboard the ''Leyte''...