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Old May 19th 06, 04:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default CV-17 Bunker Hill retirement?


"famous apollo" wrote in message
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If CV-17 was not a slant deck carrier it would be considered obsolete.


None of the Essex class carriers had an angled flight deck as built.
They were all added when reconstructed.

Keith



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