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Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) at sea in July 1960 with various aircraft of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 54 (CVSG-54) on deck. Visible are four Douglas AD-5W Skyraider AEW-aircraft of VAW-12 Det. 34 "Bats", several Sikorsky HSS Seabat helicopters of HS-5 "Nightdippers" and numerous Grumman S2F Tracker anti-submarine aircraft of VS-22 "Checkmates" and VS-32 "Norsemen".
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Source Official US Navy photo NH 97437; U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.100.019
Author USN

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