1. as target for US planes.
2. to rescue Sadam Hussain
3. to scare away fish with the noise of their cranky washing machines (as if the french have a use for these....?)
4. they can't see where they are going because of frosted up windows...(thinking they were on a day trip to Calais)
5. to see how far they can go before the prop drops off
6. They can launch planes but not receive them because the flight deck is too short (need to be near land)
7. all of the above