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This debate still doesn't solve the mystery as to wether the 'delta' symbol was on the original Enterprise sea-ship - or maybe it was painted on there after 1966-1969... as a tribute to the star-ship Enterprise!?!
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No I don't think so Andrew. But you're right, while the question of whether or not a bomber could take off from a carrier has been debated the original question remains.
BTW: I've noticed I've been having to click links twice, first it starts to load the next page, stops, then I have to click it again to finish. Anyone get this?
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I know this doesn't have to do with the original question, but...
Roddenberry probably selected the name Enterprise instead of Yorktown because Enterprise was in fact the most decerated and most famous American ship in all of World War II.
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Another thing about the name Enterprise versus Yorktown is that it probably has more international appeal for non-American viewers. Though, I doubt they thought of that at the time.
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Folks, as an avid fan of the computer game Midway Campaign, I can tell you this about the planes used by our carriers in WWII: They fell into 4 broad catagories. 1) spotter planes, like the PBY. 2) fighter planes, assigned either to defend the fleet from air attack or to escort other planes. 3) Dive bombers 4) Torpedo bombers
Plenty of Navy guys were bomber pilots. It just wasn't the kind of plane that the Army Air Corps called a "bomber", and which we now call a "strategic bomber" to differentiate from a "fighter/bomber" or "strike fighter".
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Most Dive Bombers and Torpedo Bombers were the same size as regular fighters, they just carried either the single bomb or two or a torpedo.
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The US navy had a number of bombers that could operate off of carriers. Doolittles bombers were land based and take off was iffy at best. Landing was out of the question. The naval bombers were smaller with payloads geared toward ships not land targets.
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A computer game can't tell you everything about a particular era in time. there will always be mistakes, or little tidbits taken out. i may not be an expert on WW2, but I do try to learn all i can.
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