Though carrier traps can be famously terrifying, the pilot of this F/A-18 was probably not particularly nervous. For Rear Adm. Michael Wosje, the landing ... service in World War II chasing ...

The USS Franklin’s aircraft conducted strikes in the Mariana Islands, supported amphibious landings at ... the first of two carriers to be named Hornet and fight in WWII, the ship participated ...

The ship supported the Allied landings at Okinawa and brought ... The USS Enterprise was America’s most decorated ship in WWII. An aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, shot down 911 enemy aircraft ...

Some have Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL ... However, when aircraft carriers were first introduced, and throughout much of World War II, many naval fighters and interceptors were light ...

Although technically not called an "aircraft carrier," the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest destroyer has begun sea trials following modifications to allow fighter jets to take off and land ...