A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 <i>Helldiver</i> of Attack Squadron 11A (VA-11A) in flight over Gibraltar, in April 1948. VA-11A was assigned to  Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Valley Forge</i> (CV-45) during her cruise around the World. <i>Valley Forge</i> departed San Diego, California (USA), westwards on 9 October 1947 and arrived back on 11 June 1948.
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Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv45-47/101.htm">[1]</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv45-47/index_004.htm">USS <i>Valley Forge</i> (CV-45) 1947-1948 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de">Navysite.de</a>