To: Lady J USA 1981
One of the cool things they would do during Fleet Week is anchor a carrier in San Francisco Bay and launch aircraft off the deck. I don’t know if they still do.
11 posted on
06/07/2007 9:34:52 PM PDT by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: neodad
...not since Alameda Naval Air Station was closed....too bad...
To: neodad
One of the cool things they would do during Fleet Week is anchor a carrier in San Francisco Bay and launch aircraft off the deck. Seriously?
I thought carrier ops were best performed with a good amount of air over the deck.
27 posted on
06/07/2007 10:02:33 PM PDT by
AFreeBird
(Will NOT vote for Rudy. <--- notice the period)
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