Tag: Aircraft Carrier

The Fighting Lady Turns 80: New Exhibit & Birthday Celebration At Patriots Point

On April 15th, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown (CV 10),…

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Last Cruise For The USS Kitty Hawk

The USS Kitty Hawk, the nation's last oil-fired aircraft carrier, departed Bremerton…

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USS Ranger Moving to Texas

As WarbirdsNews reported in December last year, the former US Navy Forrestal-class…

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USS Ranger To Be Dismantled

PRESS RELEASE – The Navy awarded a contract, Dec. 22, for the…

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Air Zoo to Restore Lake Michigan-Retrieved FM-2 Wildcat

We've been following the story of General Motors-built FM-2 Wildcat BuNo 57039,…

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Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way

In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation…

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Japanese Bombing of the US West Coast in WWII

While many Americans believe that the continental United States has never been…

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Fort Worth Aviation Museum Taking on the Restoration of A-12 Avenger II

It undoubtedly took some wangling, but the Veterans Memorial Air Park of…

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National Naval Aviation Museum Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) of Pensacola, Florida is celebrating its…

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Some of the Most Important Planes on US Navy Carriers Never Fly

The US Navy currently operates 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers, portable military airports which…

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