Flight deck tractors tow Grumman F9F-3 <i>Panther</i>s of Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51) "Screaming Eagles" forward on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Valley Forge</i> (CV-45), in preparation for catapulting them off to attack North Korean targets, July 1950. This photograph was released for publication on 21 July 1950. <i>Valley Forge</i> had launched air strikes on 3-4 July and 18-19 July.<br>
VF-51 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) aboard the <i>Valley Forge</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Korea from 1 May to 1 December 1950.
July 1950<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1950-07-00T00:00:00Z/10</div>
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