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US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes
Brad Elward
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Description for US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes
Paperback. The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 245 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, ... Read more
The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Series
New Vanguard
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782003809
SKU
V9781782003809
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Ref
99-4
About Brad Elward
Brad Elward is an attorney-at-law based in Peoria, Illinois. He has broken into aviation journalism in the past years, having written several volumes on post-war naval aviation and having work published in such erstwhile periodicals as World Air Power Journal.
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