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Description Aircraft of Carrier Air Group 18 (CVG-18) warm up their engines before launching from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CV-32). CVG-18 was assigned to the Leyte for her shakedown cruise to the Caribbean from 16 September to 12 December 1946. Visible are six Grumman F8F-1 Bearcats from Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) and/or from Bombing Fighting Squadron 18 (VBF-18) "Bearcats", eight Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers from Bombing Squadron 18 (VB-18) "Sunday Punchers", and eight Grumman TBM-3E Avengers from Torpedo Squadron 18 (VT-18) "Carrier Clowns".
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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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