Summary and What You Need to Know: During World War II, aircraft carriers revolutionized naval warfare, and several stood out for their significant contributions. HMS Illustrious (87) led the ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise was the most decorated aircraft carrier of World War II, playing a crucial role in major Pacific battles. Known as "The Big E" and later "The Grey Ghost ...

One of the Japanese warships bears the name of a World War II-era carrier that took part in the attack on Pearl ... JS Izumo—into the country's first aircraft carriers since World War II, ...

Car found amid sunken remnants of WWII-era aircraft carrier. The Yorktown, which could hold up to 2,200 personnel and 90 aircraft, was part of several operations in World War II after it was ...

Thomas C. Hone, REPLACING BATTLESHIPS WITH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN THE PACIFIC IN WORLD WAR II, Naval War College Review, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Winter 2013), pp. 56-76 Free online reading for over 10 million ...

Working on the Homefront, 1942-45" exhibit features about 50 photographs of workers at Grumman, Sperry, Republic and Liberty.

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This aircraft, classified as a medium bomber, was the first American aircraft to bomb Japan during the famous Doolittle Raid ...