USS Langley (CVL-27)
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USS Langley was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as La Fayette from 1951 to 1963.
USS Langley (October 1943)
Langley leads Task Group 38.3 into Ulithi anchorage, 12 December 1944.
Langley rolling heavily to starboard during Typhoon Cobra, 18 December 1944. Taken from USS Essex.
Pilots of VF-32 on USS Langley
La Fayette was an 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier that served the French Navy from 1951 to 1963. She was the first French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayett
USS Langley (CVL-27)
…USS Langley (CVL-27) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as La Fayette from 1951 to 1963. Langley was named for Samuel Pierpont Langley, American scientist and aviation pioneer. She carried on the name and tradition of USS…
La Fayette in 1951