Keywords: F8F-1B of VF-8A approaching USS Leyte (CV-32) in 1947.jpg A U S Navy Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat of Fighter Squadron VF-8A Bearcats approaching the aircraft carrier USS Leyte CV-32 VF-8A was assigned to Carrier Air Group 7 CVG-7 aboard the Leyte for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 April to 9 June 1947 http //www navy mil/ah_online/department_arch html U S Navy All Hands magazine http //www navy mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah194707 pdf July 1947 p 65 1947 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F8F Bearcat Attack Squadron 72 United States Navy Aboard USS Leyte CV-32 Aircraft carrier landings Bofors 40 mm gun naval |