Photo #: NH 97297
Grumman S2F-1 Anti-submarine Aircraft
"... gets a 'go' signal from USS Leyte flight deck
0fficer as she is launched for anti-submarine patrol during LANTPHIBEX.
The specially-designed aircraft were kept flying around the clock
during the overseas transit of the amphibious force, and combined
with sonar-equipped helicopters and Navy blimps, provided effective
protection against four marauding 'Enemy' subs."
Quoted from the original caption, which was released by USS Leyte
(CVS-32) under date of 1 November 1955.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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