USS Theodore Roosevelt was the previous American aircraft carrier operating in the South China Sea. It was underway in the ...
CNS Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted in the Bohai Sea, off the coast of northeastern China.
Flying Aircraft Carrier: Protecting the Homeland The Akron and the Macon were designed to spot any bogey trying to fly into U.S. airspace or enemy vessel sailing near the coast.
What You Need to Know: Nearly a century ago, the U.S. Navy ventured into the skies with the Akron-class airships, USS Akron ...
The Akron-class airships, Akron and Macon, represented the pinnacle of rigid airship design and were the U.S. Navy's only flying aircraft carriers. Built by Goodyear-Zeppelin in the 1930s ...
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