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Where are aircraft carriers used most?
in the sea
Where is an airplane catapult used?
Only on aircraft carriers and with specially strong aircraft.
What are aircraft carriers used for?
Transportation, launches, recovery, and maintenance of naval aircraft.
What British carriers were used in the Falklands?
HMS Invincible and HMS Hermes - both of which have now been scrapped.
How are air planes used today?
Aircraft are used for many tasks today, Fighters, bombers, re-fuellers, Cargo carriers, passenger carriers, trainers and many other things.
Did the us plane skyhawk drop any bombs on Vietnam?
Yes indeed; Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. They were a superb low level strike aircraft and have used by many air forces around the world. In Vietnam they were used from US Navy carriers.
Were there 5 or 6 aircraft carriers in World War 2?
Even if you exclude the smaller aircraft carriers in World War 2, there were still many more than 5 or 6. The US Navy commissioned 23 aircraft carriers of the Essex class during the war, not to mention others in US service, and those used by the British and Japanese navies.
Why are the aircraft carriers important in World War 2?
Aircraft carriers are a long range striking arm of a naval air force. Used properly they can decimate enemy fleets as the US carrier fleet did at Midway to the Japanese. In the Atlantic, British aircraft carriers were decisive to hunting down German ships. Not having aircraft carriers was possibly one of the biggest mistakes for the German navy.
Does Canada have aircraft carriers?
Canada has a few retired light aircraft carriers. A notable carrier that was used in Canada was the HMCS Warrior. This was in service from 1946 to 1948 and was scrapped in the year 1971.
Who was the US admiral who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy?
Nimitz
What aircraft carriers were used during World War 2 in the Mediterranean?
The main carriers used in the Mediterranean were HMS Eagle, Argus, Furious, Ark Royal, Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious and Indomitable. The USS Wasp was also used to ferry aircraft to Malta twice. This does not include the smaller escort carriers. Italy was building carriers but none were finished.
What was a zero in pearl harbor?
Japanese military aircraft-a fighter used on aircraft carriers,flown also by kamikasi pilots
