CT> Right, and so were the A-7 Corsair and the F-7 Crusader. I've
Yeeek.. Crusaders are a tad old?
CT> been able to find out the principle classes of carrier after the war
CT> were the Forrestal class, the Midway class and the Enterprise class.
CT> What I'm looking for is what types of aircraft were assigned to each
CT> class and how many? For example a modern day carriers have air wings
CT> comprising the following aircraft:
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CT> This list is only typical, and may change due to operational
CT> requirements, and aircraft phase-out, but it's typical of what I'm
Hmmmmm..... not quite accurate but pretty damned close ;) Umm
everythings gone to the F-18 Hornet now, and all classes carry at least
one C-2 Greyhound as far as i'm aware... or I thought so anyway.
More often than not its a land-to-ship hop theyre doing not viceversa.
CT> looking for for the Post WWII - Pre Viet Nam war Carriers like
CT> the Forrestal, Midway and Enterprise classes. I also understand there
CT> was another class of carrier after the war, nicknamed the C-F(?) class
CT> that might have been a WWII carrier with an add-on angled flight deck,
CT> but I still don't have a positive reference on that class yet. Hope
CT> this sheds some light on what I was looking for. Thanks for the
CT> input.
I must remember to look on the internet.. I used to have material on
carriers but its walked on me :(
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