The French aircraft carrier <i>La Fayette (R96)</i> arriving in France on 11 September 1951, with her air group on deck. The air group consisted of 16 Grumman F6F-5 <i>Hellcat</i>, 4 F6F-5N night fighters, and 12 Grumman TBM-3E <i>Avenger</i>. The carrier had just been transferred from the U.S. Navy to France.
USN
1951-09-11
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News November 1951 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1952/nov52.pdf">[1]</a>