Of all the bad aircraft carriers ever built, these five examples are some of the worst. The Isa and Hyūga ... and by the time World War II came around, they were decidedly obsolete.
What You Need to Know: The USS Wasp (CV-7), shaped by the limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, is often cited as ...
The lightweight aircraft was equipped with a 950-horsepower engine, helping it reach speeds of 331 mph and a service ceiling of 32,810 feet. Entering service in 1940, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 was one ...
The Spitfire fighter and the Lancaster bomber ruled the skies throughout World War II. The Harrier Jump Jet served at sea honorably for decades. But the aircraft ... of the 10 worst British ...
which was commissioned by the Imperial Japanese Army to design the aircraft, manufactured 1,342 of the trainers from 1941 to just before the end of World War II. The aircraft measured around 12 ...