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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)
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To: neodad

...not since Alameda Naval Air Station was closed....too bad...


20 posted on 06/07/2007 9:49:56 PM PDT by NorCalRepub
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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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