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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate
On March 18, 1945, the Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate took its maiden flight, showcasing its potential as a powerful carrier-based ...
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Attack! The Navy's 5 Best Aircraft Carriers of All Time
The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class carrier from ... The Langley was the only ship in her class, although a second collier to aircraft carrier conversion had been planned, but ultimately ...
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The countdown begins -Greenbush farm boy to become WW2 SB2C Dive bomber Hero, MIA/ KIA
80 years ago – March-April 1945 It was a big day when Ensign Fuller arrived on the huge Essex Class aircraft carrier CV20 Bennington, to start flying combat missions against Okinawa. Up to this point, ...
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Second aircraft carrier on the way to join fight against Houthis
The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson is being deployed to the Red Sea, where it will help the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike ...
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Second U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Now Heads to Middle East
The U.S. Navy could soon have two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers deployed to the Middle East for the first time since last ...
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Second aircraft carrier on the way to join fight against Houthis
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrived at Naval Base Guam on March 24 for a scheduled port visit. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan/U.S. Navy) The aircraft ...
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Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier may come to Bremerton as early as 2029
As the USS Nimitz counts down the time to say goodbye to Bremerton, the Navy announced its proposal to homeport another aircraft carrier at Naval Base Kitsap — the Ford-class USS John F.