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Sqn. Cdr. E. H. Dunning makes the first landing of an aircraft on a moving ship, a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious, August 2, 1917.
Sqn. Cdr. E. H. Dunning makes the first landing of an aircraft on a moving ship, a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious, August 2, 1917. Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC ( 17 July 1892 - 7 August 1917) of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, was The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater Biplane Fighter aircraft used during the First World War. Genesis She was designed as one of Jackie Fisher 's "large light cruisers" to participate in an amphibious landing on the Baltic coast of Germany Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Naval Aviation is the application of manned military air power by navies. Maritime Aviation is the operation of aircraft in a maritime role under the command of land based forces such as RAF Coastal Command or United States Coast Guard. RAF Coastal Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force which defended the United Kingdom from naval threats and countered German U-boats

Naval aviation is typically projected to a position nearer the target by way of an aircraft carrier. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Carrier aircraft must be relatively sturdy to withstand demanding carrier operations. They must be able to launch in a short distance and be sturdy and flexible enough to come to a sudden stop on a pitching deck; they typically have robust folding mechanisms that allow higher numbers of them to be stored in below-decks hangars. These aircraft are designed for many purposes including air-to-air combat, surface attack, submarine attack, search and rescue, materiel transport, weather observation, reconnaissance and wide area command and control duties.

In the United States military services, Marine Aviation is supported by Navy aircraft carriers and associated Navy personnel. While other nations have Marines who are aviators only the United States Marine Corps has its own dedicated Aviation arm

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History

Two of the Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane carrier Wakamiya's Maurice Farman seaplanes stationed on land in Tsingtao in 1914.
Two of the Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane carrier Wakamiya's Maurice Farman seaplanes stationed on land in Tsingtao in 1914. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Early career Wakamiya was initially a Russian freighter ship named Lethington, built by Duncan in Port Glasgow United Kingdom, laid down in 1900

The foundations of Naval Aviation were set in June of 1912, when Lieutenant Dimitrios Kamberos of the Hellenic Aviation Service) flew with the "Daedalus", a Farman Aviation Works aircraft that had been converted into a seaplane, at an average speed of 110Km per hour, achieving a new world record. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Hellenic Air Force ( HAF) (in Πολεμική Αεροπορία ( ΠΑ) Polemikí Aeroporía, literally "Military Aviation" Farman Aviation Works was an aeronautic enterprise founded and run by the brothers Henry and Maurice Farman. A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water [1] Then, on January 24, 1913 the first wartime naval aviation interservice cooperation mission, took place above the Dardanelles. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly (Greek Army) First lieutenant Michael Moutoussis and (Greek Navy) Ensign Aristedes Moraitines, on board the Maurice Farman hydroplane (floatplane/seaplane), drew up a diagram of the positions of the Turkish fleet against which they dropped four bombs. Maurice Alain Farman ( March 21, 1877 - February 25, 1964) was a French Grand Prix motor racing champion an Aviator The Turkish Navy (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. This event was widely commented upon in the press, both Greek and international[2]. In the United States, Captain Henry C. Mustin is often referred to as "The Father of Naval Aviation. The Mustin family has recorded a tradition of service in the United States Navy extending from 1896 to the present " He successfully designed the concept of the catapault launch, and in 1915 made the first catapault launching from a ship underway.

WWI and the first carrier strikes

The first strike from a carrier against a land target as well as a sea target took place in September 1914 when the Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane carrier Wakamiya conducted the world's first ship-launched air raids[3] from Kiaochow Bay during the Battle of Tsingtao in China. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Early career Wakamiya was initially a Russian freighter ship named Lethington, built by Duncan in Port Glasgow United Kingdom, laid down in 1900 The Jiaozhou Bay ( was a German colonial concession which existed from 1898 to 1914 The Siege of Tsingtao was the attack on the German-controlled port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Imperial Japan and the [4] The four Maurice Farman seaplanes bombarded German-held land targets (communication centers and command centers) and damaged a German minelayer in the Tsingtao peninsula from September until November 6, 1914, when the Germans surrendered. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year [5] On the Western front the first naval air raid occurred on December 25, 1914 when twelve seaplanes from HMS' Engadine, Riviera and Empress (cross-channel steamers converted into seaplane carriers ) attacked the Zeppelin base at Cuxhaven. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Cuxhaven Raid was a British ship-based "air reconnaissance of the Heligoland Bight including Cuxhaven, Heligoland and Wilhelmshaven The attack was not a success though a German warship was damaged.

Development in the interwar period

In the United States, Billy Mitchell's 1921 demonstration of the battleship-sinking ability of land-based heavy bombers made many United States Navy admirals angry. For other people with the same name see Billy Mitchell (disambiguation. Some men such as Captain (soon Rear Admiral) William A. Moffett saw the publicity stunt as a means to increase funding and support for the Navy's aircraft carrier projects. William Adger Moffett ( 31 October 1869 &ndash 4 April 1933) was an American Admiral notable as the architect of Naval Moffett was sure that he had to move decisively in order to avoid having his fleet air arm fall into the hands of a proposed combined Land/Sea Air Force which took care of all the United States's airpower needs. That exact fate had befallen United Kingdom's two air services in 1918; the Royal Flying Corps had been combined with the Royal Naval Air Service to become the Royal Air Force, a condition which would remain until 1937. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British Moffett supervised the development of naval air tactics throughout the '20s.

UK carrier aircraft:

UK catapult-launched spotter aircraft

US carrier aircraft:

US catapult-launched spotter aircraft

US seaplanes

Japanese carrier aircraft

Japanese catapult-launched spotter aircraft

Kriegsmarine catapult-launched spotter aircraft

World War II

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UK carrier aircraft:

UK catapult-launched spotter aircraft

US carrier aircraft:

US catapult-launched spotter aircraft

Japanese carrier aircraft

Japanese catapult-launched spotter aircraft

Kriegsmarine catapult-launched spotter aircraft

Luftwaffe seaplanes

Luftwaffe long-range antishipping bomber and reconnaissance

Luftwaffe torpedo bomber and reconnaissance

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US Carrier Aircraft

1980s

UK Carrier Aircraft

Argentine Carrier Aircraft

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US Carrier Aircraft

2000s

Strategic projection

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In the case of the United States Navy during and after the Cold War, virtual command of the sea in many of the world's waterways allowed it to deploy aircraft carriers and project air power almost anywhere on the globe. By operating from international waters, U. S. carriers can bypass the need for conventional airbases or overflight rights, both of which can be politically difficult to acquire.

Anti-submarine

Strategic power projection is not the only function of naval aviation. During the Cold War, the navies of NATO faced a significant threat from Soviet submarine forces, specifically Soviet Navy SSN and SSGN assets. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The North Atlantic Treaty A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The Soviet Navy ( Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally "Naval military forces of the USSR" was SSN is the United States Navy Hull classification symbol for a general-purpose fast Attack submarine. A cruise missile submarine is a submarine that can launch Cruise missiles SSGN is the United States Navy Hull classification symbol for This resulted in the development and deployment of light aircraft carriers with major anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities by European NATO navies. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW or in older form A/S is a branch of Naval warfare that uses surface Warships Aircraft, space craft or other Submarines One of the most effective weapons against submarines is the ASW helicopter, several of which could be based on these light aircraft carriers. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with

These light carriers were typically around 20,000 tons displacement and carried a mix of ASW helicopters and BAe Sea Harrier or Harrier II V/STOL aircraft. In Fluid mechanics, displacement occurs when an object is immersed in a Fluid, pushing it out of the way and taking its British Aerospace (BAe was a UK aircraft and defence-systems manufacturer that is now part of BAE Systems. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL is a term used to describe Aircraft that are able to take-off or land vertically or on short runways They were:

There are a dwindling number of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters deployed aboard aircraft carriers today. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Development The Invincible class has its origins in a sketch design for a 6000  ton, guided-missile armed helicopter carrying escort cruiser intended as Marina Militare (the Italian Navy) is one of the four branches of the military forces of Italy. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with

Modern fixed-wing carrier aircraft

Indian Navy Sea Harriers and U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets flying together
Indian Navy Sea Harriers and U. S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets flying together

Modern shipborne naval helicopters (ASW/SAR)

Modern shipborne naval helicopters (Airborne assault)

References

  1. ^ http://www.haf.gr/en/history/history/
  2. ^ http://www.haf.gr/en/history/history/history_2.asp
  3. ^ Wakamiya is "credited with conducting the first successful carrier air raid in history"Source:GlobalSecurity.org, also "the first air raid in history to result in a success" (here)
  4. ^ "Sabre et pinceau", Christian Polak, p92
  5. ^ IJN Wakamiya Aircraft Carrier

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