History of the aircraft carrier
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history-of-the-aircraft-carrier-184-6498880
title:
History of the aircraft carrier
text:
Aircraft carriers are warships that evolved from balloon-carrying wooden vessels into nuclear-powered vessels carrying many dozens of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Since their introduction they have allowed naval forces to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. Balloon carriers were the first ships to deploy manned aircraft, used during the 19th and early 20th century, mainly for observation purposes. The advent of fixed-wing
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Aspect of naval history
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_aircraft_carrier
date created:
2009-02-01T20:33:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T06:35:46Z
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13
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