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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Left-handed carriers
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Date: 17 Nov 90 01:38:52 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
>From: jap2_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (The Mad Mathematician)
>The proposed carrier United States had no island, only a retractible
>tower for flight operations.  This was during the '50's, I believe.

A side note is that this was the carrier the A-3 Skywarrior was theoretically
going to fly from.  Ed Heinemann wisely decided that the first supercarrier
was a dandy target for peacetime budget cuts, and he'd better build his bird
so it could fly from smaller carriers if he wanted to be sure of a production
contract.  He was right.
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