View of the starboard 40 mm Mk 1 mounts of the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS <i>Saipan</i> (CVL-48) firing during a gunnery drill, in 1947. A Grumman TBM-3 <i>Avenger</i> of Attack Squadron 1L (VA-1L) is visible on the flight deck. It wears the tail code "SA" of USS <i>Saipan</i>.
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