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To: yuleeyahoo

That system was offline for the deck overhaul and refit. They were rebuilding the flight deck so the F-35B could operate off it without setting the deck on fire or burning holes in it, which is what it was doing on the un-refitted LHDs and LHAs.


18 posted on 07/16/2020 11:14:07 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

In the early days of Navy jet aviation, this was a common problem since the Essexes had wooden flight decks.


28 posted on 07/16/2020 11:33:14 AM PDT by JayVee (Joseph)
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