USS Badoeng Strait
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USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy during the Korean War.
Badoeng Strait operating helicopters in 1954
A Ryan FR-1 Fireball launching from Badoeng Strait, 1947.
A TBM-3 Avenger flying over Badoeng Strait, c. 1950
Badoeng Strait off the coast of Korea in 1952
HMAS Sydney (R17)
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HMAS Sydney (R17/A214/P214/L134) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built for the Royal Navy and was launched as HMS Terrible (93) in 1944, but was not completed before the end of World War II. The carrier was sold to Australia in 1947, completed, and commissioned into the RAN as Sydney in 1948.
HMAS Sydney arriving in Port Melbourne in 1949
A Sea Fury preparing to take off from Sydney during her flight trials in January 1949
Launch of HMS Terrible, which later became HMAS Sydney
Fireflies and Sea Furies overfly Sydney