Keywords: USS Thetis Bay CVE-90 1944NAN4-75.jpg The U S escort carrier USS Thetis Bay CVE-90 enroute to NAS Alameda California with a deckload of war-weary planes in 1944 The planes visible on deck are eight Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats 18 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters and a Grumman J2F Duck amphibious biplane U S Navy Naval Aviation News April 1975 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1975/Apr75 pdf; http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Query php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 32030 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 034 011 1944-07-08 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Thetis Bay CVE-90 1944 in aviation Consolidated PBY Catalina Black and white photographs Ships at NAS Alameda |