-=> Quoting Mark Foster to CHRISTOPHER TARANA <=-
 MF> Yeeek.. Crusaders are a tad old?
        That's what I've been looking for, Pre-F4 Phantom era. :-)
 MF> ----
        Aww! 
 MF> Hmmmmm..... not quite accurate but pretty damned close ;)  Umm
 MF> everythings gone to the F-18 Hornet now, and all classes carry at
 MF> least one C-2 Greyhound as far as i'm aware... or I thought so anyway.
        They probably do when in range of friendly bases, but they might
forego them in blue water operations.
 MF> More often than not its a land-to-ship hop theyre doing not
 MF> viceversa.
        Gotta have the mail!  :-)
 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,
 MF> I must remember to look on the internet.. I used to have material on
 MF> carriers but its walked on me :(
        Those other carriers were the 27C modification of existing WWII 
ulls,
the modification involved adding an angled flight deck for the new jets that
came on the scene.  Other carriers (or classes) I've seen mentioned were the
Independence (1959), Ranger (1957), Saratoga (1956), Forrestal (1955), and
the Midway (1944).  The Coral Sea (1947) was used for training and other
"contingencies".
        So far I haven't found any print references to examine, but hopefully
this week I can find the time to hit up the main library and see what I can
find.
        Christopher
... Answers: $1, Short: $5, Correct: $25, dumb looks are still free.
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