Summary and Key Points: The USS Franklin (CV-13), an Essex-class ... during amphibious landings on the Bonin Islands, Guam, and the Palau Islands, among others. The carrier took part in the ...

First is the USS Langley (CV-1), the Navy's first aircraft carrier ... s deck – the first ship-based airplane takeoff in US military history. A few days later, the first landing was completed ...

To imagine landing ... of the deck. But according to F/A-18 pilot Matthew Pothier, a former LSO school officer in charge, stormy seas can call for adjustments: “If the aircraft carrier is ...