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2. USS George H.W. Bush - Wikipedia

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   USS George H.W. Bush successfully completed her first flight deck certification on that day. [30] George H.W. Bush returned to Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard on 18 June 2009 for post-delivery maintenance work, also known as the ship's post shakedown availability (PSA). A PSA is a typical availability in the early life of a carrier that ...

3. List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans

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   Former president George H. W. Bush views a model of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), the aircraft carrier named after him.. The naming of United States Navy vessels after living people was common in the earliest years of American history, but as the 20th century began, the Navy had firmly established a practice of naming ships for people only after they had died. [1]

4. Monogram (company) - Wikipedia

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   Seaships such as the USS Missouri battleship, the USS Shangri-La carrier and the USS Hobby destroyer were among the first products. Meanwhile, a company called Revell started making plastic kits in 1953, and Monogram responded with "All Plastic" "Plastikits" the first of which were a red plastic midget racer and a "Hot Rod" Model A - and the ...

5. List of model aircraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Merit (UK) - ceased production of plastic model aircraft sometime in the late 1950s; Merit International (USA) Merlin Model (UK) MGD Models (Czech Republic) Micro Ace (Japan) - ex-Arii; Micro Scale Design (Russia) Midori Plastic. Kit (KSN) (Japan) Mikro72 (Poland) MikroMir (Ukraine) MiniArt (Ukraine) Minibace (China) Minicraft Model Kits, Inc ...

6. HSC-5 - Wikipedia

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   In 1962 the squadron's aircraft were re-designated to SH-34J Seabat in compliance with the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. In 1963, HS-5 transitioned to the Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King the first twin jet-turbine helicopter, and was assigned to Carrier Air Wing SEVEN (CVW-7) deploying aboard USS Independence (CV-62).

7. List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   MaritimeQuest US Aircraft Carrier Index; The Lost American Aircraft Carriers; Museum ships USS Hornet (CV-12) - USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA; USS Intrepid (CV-11) - Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY; USS Lexington (CV-16) - USS Lexington Museum On the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX; USS Midway (CV-41) - USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA

8. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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   [12] [45] More recently, older ships have had their flight decks upgraded with a new non-slip material fitted on new-build ships to improve safety for crew members and aircraft. [46] [47] The last carrier of the class, George H.W. Bush, was designed as a "transition ship" from the Nimitz class to the replacement Gerald R. Ford class.

9. List of aircraft carriers by configuration - Wikipedia

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   There are three main configurations of aircraft carrier in service in the worlds navies: ... USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Gerald R. Ford class * ...