aircraft carrier
- n a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
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- Historic B-29 bomber flies over Dayton in advance of air show
J.W. Brown flew Navy fighter jets off aircraft carrier decks during the Cold War. But the 80-year-old Cleveland-area man had never flown in a World War II-era B-29 Superfortress until Friday. “I just love the airplanes, and I’ve never been in one I didn’t like,” he said. The Commemorative Air Force B-29 nicknamed “Fifi,” the last flying model of its kind in the world, flew over the Dayton area ...
June 22, 2013 - Springfield News-Sun - Carrier Enterprise moved to shipyard to be stripped
ABOARD THE ENTERPRISE The Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier took a short ride back to its birthplace Thursday after a half-century of service in America’s wars, hot and cold. When it departs about three years from now for its last ride, it will be – quite literally – a shell of its former self.
June 20, 2013 - The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk-based carrier Bush to get new commander
NORFOLK Capt. Andrew J. Loiselle will take over as commanding officer for the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Thursday. Loiselle previously served as commanding officer of the dock landing ship Gunston Hall. A native of Rhode Island, he graduated from Assumption College in 1988 with a degree in mathematics, according to a Navy news release.
June 20, 2013 - The Virginian-Pilot