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Cats, traps and claptrap. Why the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers operate VSTOL aircraft | Navy Lookout
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The final voyage of the USS Kitty Hawk: America's flagship and key aircraft carrier in Vietnam was sold for less than a dollar - Infobae
![Last voyage of the Kitty Hawk: Aircraft carrier with deep ties to San Diego heads to scrapyard - The San Diego Union-Tribune Last voyage of the Kitty Hawk: Aircraft carrier with deep ties to San Diego heads to scrapyard - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6f658bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3199+0+159/resize/2000x1333!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2Fc3%2Fb307545c4dbf82c5362bcdbfc272%2Fkittyhawk-return-1968.jpg)
Last voyage of the Kitty Hawk: Aircraft carrier with deep ties to San Diego heads to scrapyard - The San Diego Union-Tribune
![Video shows US Navy F-4B Phantom II falling into the sea after the cable from the Catapult to the Aircraft snapped and the Freed Shuttle came forward breaking the Nose Wheel - Video shows US Navy F-4B Phantom II falling into the sea after the cable from the Catapult to the Aircraft snapped and the Freed Shuttle came forward breaking the Nose Wheel -](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/F-4B-VF-151-1280x720.jpg)
Video shows US Navy F-4B Phantom II falling into the sea after the cable from the Catapult to the Aircraft snapped and the Freed Shuttle came forward breaking the Nose Wheel -
![The story of “Bridle Catchers,” the extensions at the front of an aircraft carrier (that have now disappeared) - The Aviation Geek Club The story of “Bridle Catchers,” the extensions at the front of an aircraft carrier (that have now disappeared) - The Aviation Geek Club](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Bridle-F-4.jpg)
The story of “Bridle Catchers,” the extensions at the front of an aircraft carrier (that have now disappeared) - The Aviation Geek Club
Grumman F-14a Persian Cat Fighter Aircraft "iriaf" (cvn-65) Aircraft Carrier Deck 1/200 Diecast Model By Forces Of Valor : Target
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Fans of US Navy ships - Aircraft Carrier Horns / Bridle Catchers The protruding angled ramps (Van Velm Bridle Arresters or horns) at the catapult ends on some aircraft carriers were used
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