[wbarmy]

I totally understand that, I know someone in Japan who saw the QE visit there very recently. I just want to know about that “first time since WWII”. Did we ever fly anything off of Japanese carriers after WWII? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Tallguy]

Pretty sure that they only had a 1 or 2 left by the end of WW2 and basically scrapped those by 1947 or thereabouts. So this would be the first time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Jun%27y%C5%8D

Japan officially called their first helicopter carriers... DDH... which implied that they were a Destroyer with and aviation deck to service helicopters. They were essentially helicopter carriers like the LPH hulls in the US Navy. But the Japanese Navy seemed allergic to the term "carrier".

[Don W]

The reference is to the first aircraft to leave a Japanese flight deck since WWII

Sheesh!

[Trinity5]

Don’t be so obtuse. Yes it’s not written very well but the intended message is that this is the first time combat aircraft has flown off of a Japanese ship since WWII. Understand now?

[OKSooner]

What they're saying is that this is the first time that ANYONE has flow fixed wing aircraft off a Japanese carrier since WWII.

Which is a true statement; the Japs have only flown helicopters. (Because these carriers are HELICOPTER carriers. It's just now that they've figured out... gollly... we can fly fighters off of these ships too... SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!)