To: abb
“After a near miss in an air attack, German propaganda claims that the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal has been sunk. This is the first of several such false claims during the coming months.”
And one true one in November 1941. For two years Ark Royal was the workhorse of the RN, participating in most major operations.
14 posted on
09/25/2009 6:27:23 PM PDT by
henkster
(0bamanomics: The "Final Solution" to America's "Prosperity Question.")
To: henkster
By 1943, the British had lost four fleet carriers to the Germans: COURAGEOUS [1939], GLORIOUS [1940], ARK ROYAL [1941], ILLUSTRIOUS(?)[1941 or 1942].
16 posted on
09/25/2009 8:54:29 PM PDT by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: henkster
For two years Ark Royal was the workhorse of the RN, participating in most major operations. She was that. Her aircraft put the torpedo into the Bismark's rudder that caused her demise.
21 posted on
09/26/2009 2:32:10 AM PDT by
abb
("What ISN'T in thehttp://www.start news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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