July 31, 2018

Naval Aviation Development in World War II - U.S. Navy Versus Royal Navy Experience

Naval History and Heritage Command writer Carsten Fries's recent narrative of the support lent by the British carrier HMS Victorious to the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the first half of 1943 brings to mind a comparison of naval aviation experiences of these two navies during World War II. Although the U.S. Navy through its early history felt much like a