These images were scanned and contributed by Shipmate Sam Scilla; aircraft and squadron information provided by Shipmate "Tex" Holland.

 

 

At the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard at the completion of repairs from the collision with USS Hobson.

 

Wasp is pushed into the harbor, ready to go.

 

Liberty's end.

 

Pulling along side for refueling in the North Atlantic

A tin can shows carrier-bound sailors how to take a wave.

 

Refueling

 

An LSO watches an F2H-2 (Banshee) make a "touch-and-go" on Wasp - note no extended tail hook.

 

A Far-East Port

 

An AD Skyraider approaches Wasp at sunset.

 

An F2H-2 rolls to a stop at Wasp's safety net.

 

An F3D, Skynight, Scoots onto the elevator for a short trip to the hanger deck.

 

Aviation Ordinancemen follow the rules for an AD-5, Skyraider.

 

 

Click! (courtesy of John Bergmann)

Wasp at the "carrier pier" at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island

 

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