The rapid buildup to the biggest, baddest aircraft carriers started with the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor.
Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.
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The US Navy’s flying aircraft carrier was real—and it didn’t end well
Summary and Key Points: A century ago, the U.S. Navy tested a startling idea: a “flying aircraft carrier.” -The rigid airships USS Akron and USS Macon carried and launched tiny Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk ...
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