Puget Sound, 24 August 1956 shortly after receiving her SCB 125 conversion.
A Vought Cutlass (F7U), TBM Avenger, Skyraider and two Grumman Panthers are on the flight deck.
My father was on the ship at this time.
For all I know he is one of the guys on the flight deck in this picture.

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