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USS Leyte (CV/CVA/CVS-32, AVT-10) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name.
Large Fleet Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVBG) 15 Nov 1946 to 1 Sep 1948; CVBG-1: M: Still active. See CVW-2 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section. CVBG-3: F: Disestablished 8 Jun 1950. See CVBG-75 in the "1 Mar 1942 to 15 Nov 1946" section. CVBG-5: C: Disestablished 1 April 1993. See CVW-6 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
USS Antietam (CV/CVA/CVS-36) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the American Civil War Battle of Antietam (Maryland).
USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is a decommissioned [12] United States Navy aircraft carrierIn 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the world, as well as the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name.
On 1 September 1948 the Navy again changed the carrier air group designation scheme; all CVAGs and CVBGs were designated CVGs and CVAG-3 once again became CVG-3. On 20 December 1963 all carrier air groups in existence were redesignated Carrier Air Wings (CVW) and Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) was redesignated Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) [3]
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. The air wing is attached to the aircraft ...
An airborne aircraft carrier is a type of mother ship aircraft which can carry, launch, retrieve and support other smaller parasite aircraft. [1] The only dedicated examples to have been built were airships, although existing heavier-than-air aircraft have been modified for use in similar roles.
The G-507 Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6x6 Truck, Dodge (WC-62 w/o Winch) was based on a lengthened WC-51 Weapons Carrier with an extra axle added. When the U.S. Army enlarged rifle squads from eight to twelve men, the 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton no longer sufficed, and a 48-inch (1.22 m) longer 6×6 variant was created that used most of the ...