American Aircraft Carriers II 1945 - Present

American Aircraft Carriers Document Photo Collection II 1945-Present

The definitive collection of information on American aircraft carriers for modelers! Part 2! Photographs show the evolution of the US Navy's postwar aircraft carriers!

After the victory over Japan, the age of jets and nuclear weapons rapidly developed, and the US Navy's aircraft carriers underwent major changes, becoming larger and more complex. This book introduces not only the Midway class, which was completed immediately after the war, but also the latest nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and devotes a large number of pages to the veteran Essex class, which has been modernized many times and fought through the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It also provides a detailed explanation of the role of aircraft carriers in America's space development, including new post-war equipment such as angled decks and jet blast deflectors, carrier-based aircraft from the F8F Bearcat to the F-35C Lightning II, and the Apollo program.

Released on March 29, 2021
A4 176 pages

By ModelArt