Airfield Names

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World War I One This field was brought to you by the number "1" moggy Two   Three   Four   Five   Six A place you want to be, relative to your adversary...assuming it's AW you're talking about. Someplace you DON'T want Slug to be, no matter WHAT you're talking about! :) =GB= Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top   Small Europe 715   Airmigan John Richards..DOSvet who used an Amiga long ago..and flew AW.. 'airwarrior & amiga'.. he is an 'AirMigan' ..a premier mustang driver even now, he taught me. -GE Bigrod   Pan   Sloth One of the first total 'Buff' drivers.. he did it better than anyone. Park on a CV in his A-26, behind the takeoff point, gun you until you came up in a flak, then drop his eggs.. classic. Drive a B-17 to a target..no I mean on the 'ground' man.. 'below DAR'..man he was evil :) -GE That would be "Da Sloth", a AW Buff Driving legend. Sloth had gone into temporary retirement when I came aboard, but I always heard the stories of his Buff exploits! He's back now, flying AW3 and Buffing away. ( Note: People like Sloth and I "Buff"...we don't PORK! :) =GB= Anvil Anvil was and is Ariel Butler - an old time Air Warrior and subsequent (and current) Kesmai employee. He was one of the best ever at E fighting moggy Falcon   Kalvin Kalvin is named for Lord Kalvin - Kelton Flynn, founder of Kesmai and father of Air Warrior moggy Ridge Runner RR was THE first AW Customer (outside of Kesmai employees...of which there were like 3 or something). As I heard BB tell the story: "Kelton said, "Hey, look...there's someone in the arena". It was Ridge Runner. +Rip Zeke   Biggles One of the first Dok haters, he died of a heart attack just before I discovered AW, it was a wake up call for those who think AW is just a game. It's the people in it. -GE Deuce   Mongoose   Trips   Zen   Brooke In short wrote the OLD Air Warrior Manual. Hasnt been updated in a while, I suggest you dont even read it, could get ya keeled. :) Icer Gonzo Named after the infamous "DoKtOr GoNzO". A DOS AW "legend". He was the designer, implementer, CM of most of the scenario events in the early days of AW. When Mac's were no longer supported he migrated to WB's, not being a DOS kinda guy. He was EXTREMELY abrasive when he wanted to be, which was most of the time, but contributed a vast amount of energy and time to AW. =GB= Illwind   Last Dance   Leon   Nester   Tango Circus   Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top   Small Pacific B-Man Mike McClurg: Did the first AW Con Video, and it inspired the opener for AW3.. rock an roll an fighters.. a kick ass video. A premier spit driver (he was a muskie after all) -GE DFA   Musketeer Who's the 20k spits over C:1? That come down and take out the ack, and then vulch until they die? Who's the 20k spits over A land whenever you go lookin for 'em? Muskies. Gawd I hated them. Always above, always in spits, usually in numbers. -GE Stiletto He 'owned' me for so long.. I was his dweeb :) He shot me 8 times in a single spit flight, waiting patiently while I got co alt and came at him. The day I got him, co-alt ..in spits..was a 'good' day. -GE Bug   Grey Bear   Voss The "Vossman" as he is called, works for Kesmai now, wasn't THAT great a pilot, but did tremendous artwork for Air Warrior. Icer Warhawk 'Warthogs' I quit because Fencer fragged me.. then Fence-dweeb said not to worry, and kicked me out again a day later. Jerks run by a headjerk then. Buncha panty-waist wannabe spaz militia. A few good pilots in the mix (notably Heater and Hi-Tech) -GE Dutch We got in a flame war just before my first AW Con.. he brought a gun, as he thot I was going to break his bones (grin) ..can you imagine? We spent the first moments chatting and it was GREAT to actually meet the man behind the bluster :) My introduction to the whole 'Con' thing ..even Fence-Dweeb was human.. in a jerk-off two-faced political kinda way. -GE Hoppy   Phoenix FUBAR leader when I joined, he flew a P-38 IRL (and a Spit 9, and a Stang, etc) as owner of Eagle Aviation years ago. Truly a shame he didn't get 'into' full realism, said it cut the social aspect out of the game, no more fight songs as we closed to do battle, he was hilarious and a great guy to know.. the newsletter brought tears, I mean these guys were 'gone.' -GE Volstag   Etoile   Verm   Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top   Large Europe Assassin   Baron "Blue Baron" also known as BB. Produced Air Warrior II and Air Warrior III, and he is a dweeb. :) Icer No, no, NO!...this is the other half of the field named "Gypsy"! :) Actually, BlueBaron was the "librarian" on the old GEnie AW forum, before taking that job at Kesmai. A move which has benefited this AW community more than most can ever fathom! BB does refer to me as his virtual "ill-tempered brother"...in jest of course , so I like to think we "share" this one, but alas, it truely is ALL Jonathans! <Salute> BB! =GB= Ghost Rider   Grok   Hardrock My old "AD" CO...we started flying together back in 1992, I believe. Back in the DOS SVGA days...the box version that launched 10,000 dweebs into AW :) Hardrock still flys AW. =GB= Owl   Sly   Whitecat   Drum   Fencer The "GREATEST MUSTANG PILOT!" Bingo could fly em like a spit, well Fencer did it even better. :) He put a name for himself in that P51D. Works for Kesmai(I think) Icer Fence-Dweeb.. those who think he flew a Stang well don't remember his 3 wingmen or other flights with him. He was a dweeb in one-on-one, relying on his wingmen to keep him clear. Woe to the wingman that let the King of B-land die. Wannabe Kernel.. fried chicken is his speed. -GE Holmes Named for Paul "Holmes" Jordan. Ho was the first AW trainer I encountered ( on my 6! ). Ho has been a great contributor to AW over the years, as a trainer, an archivist, a great story writer and a great guy to "do lunch" with when you're in Manhattan. Holmes loves scenarios and is THE man I want escorting my Buff! =GB= Monk   Naughton Named for Terry 'Scavenger' Naughton. AW Pilot made famous with his writings (The "I go diving down..." series, for instance). Passed away July 2, 1994, for a great loss to the AW Community, and any community he was ever a part of. I've read his "Flying Tigers" story so many times, I have it almost memorized word-for-word, and it brings a tear to my eye EVERY time I read it. He has been remembered and recognized by Kesmai and the community in many ways...from this airfield naming, to the fact that NOBODY can EVER use the CPID "SCAV" (it's locked forever), to if you look real closely at the P-40 on the main airfield screen (P40 was Scav's favorite plane), you can see the word "SCAV" painted in under the cockpit... Go to this link to learn more: http://www.cris.com/~espottke/scav/index.html +Rip Scragg   Shaky "The Shaky Stick" Great pilot, used to train on AOL AW4W a few years back, dont remember anything special about him! Icer Winchester A DOS AW flier, from out west here somewhere I believe. I remember him from the days when I flew as part of the AD squad. Haven't seen him around in quite some time. =GB= Fubar A DOS AW squad...not gonna translate the name here! :) Snail and JJ Flash were both Fubar's. Can't remember who all else was part of that squad. They did have fun, in their own sick way :) =GB= Gray Eagle (Dweeb) :) Works for kesmai, does all the Air Warrior Artwork you see today in the game - great guy to be friends with. Icer Dood! Ssnif Green Heart The squad nickname of JG54, an old DOS HT squad. +Rino Jenny   MacFly   Mullah One of the greater mouths in the old Air Warrior days <g>. Icer -grin- Mullah..abrasive, mean, truly gifted at expressing displeasure, and flew the Wulf low, in a dog fight, and won most of his fights there. Fragged me once for bein an Aggie :) Useda hate points warrior so much he got a second account and would shoot himself down for hours just to take the camp away from the points dweebs. Dedicated, at $6/hr! -GE Necro Necro is named for Al Statham (Necromancer) - old old timer who has run many a historical scenario moggy Short for Necromancer, Squad Leader of JG54. He and Tadpole made many trips to the USAF Museum at Wright-Patt for test data info for Kesmai, esp the FW-190 series. +Rino Solo   Bingo's Lube One of the great P-51D pilots, could fly it like a spit. :) Icer Centurion Cris DeBaum, Kesmoid... First flew with him in DOS AW, prior to his Kesmai days. Used to fly Buffs together in scenarios. Real nice guy, good Buff jockey. Got married, doesn't fly much now... =GB= Doom's Garage   Moggy Everyone knows the moggy man :) Head guru of Product Support, has been with Air Warrior since the old GEnie days. :) Icer Twist Aerodro Works for the Kesmoids also. :) No one has really seen him in a while. Icer And you don't WANT o see Twisted...at least if you are on the opposite side of the cannons from him! It's doubtful that many ever "live" long enough to "hear" his victory cry..."Wankel Rotary Engine!" And yes, Twist was one of the original 10,000 dweebs of the SVGA era. =GB= Wolverinelimo Every time I think about Wolverine I have to laugh...he's got a great sense of humor. Met him in Manhattan a few years back, along with Holmes and Centurian. Joe used to fly regularly but I haven't seen him around lately. =GB= Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top   Large Pacific Angels This one is named after the "Angels of Destruction" squad. CO was Hardrock. I was also a member. We were one of the first of the "10,000 dweebs" squads that sprang up after the release of the DOS SVGA Air Warrior box version. =GB= Buckaroo   Garner   Katana   Sea Dog That one's "mine"..."Seadog" was my handle (before CPID's) in my early DOS days. My tail number then was 4580, over on GEnie. I flew for Bland then before permanently moving to Aland with the AD squad (Angels of Destruction). I think it was early 1992 when I used that handle. Switched to my current "Gypsy Baron" handle long about early 1993. Used to drive Buffs almost exclusively. =GB= Tadpole   BolleMemorial   CarrierPigeon   Elwood   Louden Doubt many people outside of Kesmai know this. Louden is named after Bill Louden. Flew as Sakai with 13th TAS (Doom's bunch) and, if what I'm told is correct, founded GEnie. He's now affiliated with Delhpi, or was at the '97 con. Tex Red Tail   Turkey Ham Well, this is named after the Turkey Ham squadron. That much I do know. Home to the likes of the CO, Quarters, Holmes, Ketchup, Slug, Dusty, Shaky Stick, some others I've not heard much of, nor have met. And of course, the fabled Scavanger, poet lauriate of Air Warrior. They reciently lowered their standards yet again and recruited me close to a year ago now... Spand BadDog   BullGator   Hidalgo   McCall   Squid   V. Story Mem.   Escargot That's "Snail"...a DOS AW flier who moved on to WB's. He was a Navy CPO, a real "bull" ( Ask DD about him ) but a good AW type. Had many a good time with him and his sidekick, "JJ Flash" during scenarios. An outspoken type, to be sure. I could dig out the tail numbers of these folks if you need them...pre-CPID days for the most part. =GB= Grog   Kimball   NoBaddy Carlton Trimble: One of the premier trainers of the decade.. he has done it longer with more style than anyone I know. He is truly one of the best people in the game, giving his time and enjoying teaching others everything from esc 'P' for more power to what a yo-yo is. He is the engine that drives AW training. -GE The handle says it all...about one of the nicest guys I've ever met. He's been the Head Trainer in AW for a long, long time. He often flies wearing dark glasses. His only fault is that he flies for Cland! =GB= Stymy   Submission Gail Severs: She had me in tears many nights, laffin so hard I would crash. Taunting on channel 1 is her event. 'Arp Arp' ..'I am a Slut!' ..amazing grace immortalised *not*.. she cut right to the chase, belittling all with equal flair. Being a Lady, she knew exactly what to say to choke any testosterone macho B.S. right at the source :) -GE Known as "Subby" ( Arf! ), Gail came along and was one of the first women pilots to really kick butt in AW. She was preceeded by the mysterious "Lady in Red" back in the DOS days, but Gail is much more "out there" and involved. I believe she runs a crash pad at her place for the Reno Air Races :) =GB= Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top   Campaign Europe Black Hawk This is named after Tim "Black Hawk" Melton. A DOS AW flier who doesn't fly much these days. He is quite active in the Scenario Masters Guild and hosts our mail server. This field is NOT named for the "Blackhawk" or "BH" that fly's AW3 regularly. Different sort, different ego. Tim's a great guy and "deserved" that field :) =GB= Buffalo   Cookie This one belongs to Mark "Cookie" Kuebeler. Cookie has been around since the DOS days, maybe before that even. He's still active, especially in the Scenario Masters Guild. =GB= Garos   Gypsy This one is "mine" also it seems :) My current handle, that I've used since 1993'ish is Gypsy Baron. Flew many scenarios and am known for being the Buff Lead/CO in most of the old "DoK" DOS events and also on into AW3. =GB= Kestrel   Knight   Pang   Rapier I first flew with Rapier in the DOS AW days. He's a member of the -)--Musketeers--- and a good guy to have nearby in a furball, PROVIDED you are flying for Aland! :) I used to see him up late at night, west coast time, and it was always a pleasure to be in the arena with him. Very friendly and helpful. =GB= Spellbound   Bushwacker   Dusty   El Tio   Furis   Hammer   Hunter I believe this one is Bob "Hunter" Hunter's. He was a squadmate back in SVGA AW. One of the 10,000 and a member of the AD's. He was, at the time, in the USAF down at Edwards. Has since gotten out and still shows up in the arenas (FR !) occasionally. =GB= Kite   Paptor   Warlock   Wolf   Bebop Bzz pilot, one of many I loved to shoot, and co-founder of the BopCon, a truly magnificent gathering. He's a fireman no less, doing a job I could not do. -GE Husband of Shebop... member of the 4th Fighter Group. I used to see him often, usually on my 6, when he flew regularly ( for Bland ) back in the DOS and AW4WIN days. He and Shebop hold an annual Bop-Con. A mini AW CON at their place somwehere on that other coast of the US ( east ). =GB= Nark Another DOS AW flier. His handle reflects his occupation... Last I saw of him was at the CON 3 years back, I think. Seem to remember he had gotten married... that may explain his absence now :) =GB= Night Train   Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top   Campaign Pacific Buin   Choiseul   Ewa   Head Hunter   Hiyo   Honshu   Iwo Jima   Kanda   Kure   Kyoto   Kyusha   Lexington CV-2 USS LEXINGTON CLASS: LEXINGTON Type: Fleet Aircraft Carrier (converted Battlecruiser) Displacement: 33,000 Tons, Dimensions, 888' (oa) x 105' 6" x 32' (Max) Armament: 8 x 8"/55 12 x 5"/25AA, 90 Aircraft Armor: 7" Belt, 2" Decks Machinery: 180,000 SHP; G.E. Turbines, With electric drive, 4 screws Speed: 34 Knots, Crew 2122. Notes: Commissioned on the 14 Dec 1927, Sank on 8 May 1942 as a result of enemy action at the Battle of the Coral Sea. Mace New Britain   New Island   Niigata   Osaka   Ralalop   Saratoga CV-3 USS SARATOGA CLASS: LEXINGTON Type: Fleet Aircraft Carrier (converted Battlecruiser) Displacement: 33,000 Tons, Dimensions, 888' (oa) x 105' 6" x 32' (Max) Armament: 8 x 8"/55 12 x 5"/25AA, 90 Aircraft Armor: 7" Belt, 2" Decks Machinery: 180,000 SHP; G.E. Turbines, With electric drive, 4 screws Speed: 34 Knots, Crew 2122. Notes: Commissioned on the 16 Nov 1927. Was used as a test target and sunk at Bikini Atoll on the 26 Jul 1946. In 1925 the U.S.S. Saratoga (CV-3) became the first United States vessel to be launched as an aircraft carrier. Two years later she was commissioned. She was one of only three pre-war United States aircraft carriers to survive WWII and was the oldest aircraft carrier in service, until she was sunk in the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll. In 1941, when the fleet was crippled at Pearl Harbor by the sudden Japanese attack, the SARA became the backbone of the American defenses in the Pacific. During WWII, her planes flew thousands of air strikes against shore installations in the Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Munda airfield, Vella Lavella, Rabaul, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Eniwetok, Kwajelein, Sumatra, Java, Iwo Jima and the Tokyo area of Japan. In addition, her planes are known to have sunk one carrier, two cruisers and several destroyers. Heavy damage was inflicted on eight enemy cruisers, one battleship, several destroyers and numerous merchant ships. Hundreds of enemy aircraft were shot down, and many more were destroyed onthe ground. She did not escape unharmed. Twice, she was struck by torpedoes fired by enemy submarines and forced to retire for repairs. Her heaviest damage was suffered near Iwo Jima when she was struck by seven bombs and five Kamikaze planes. Fires and explosions ripped the ship as her gunners fought back and her repair crews struggled to control the damage. The SARATOGA survived, but 123 shipmates gave their lives and over 300 were injured. After the end of the war, SARA was placed on the "Magic Carpet" run and, in eight trips, returned 30,000 war weary veterans to the United States. She now rests quietly on the bottom of Bikini Lagoon. Mace Sendai   Shebop   Shoho   Shokaku   SSanta Isabel   Tokyo   Truk Island   Viru   Wantuk   Wonki   Zanana   Beihai   Buka Islands   Darwin   Enterprise CV-6 USS ENTERPRISE CLASS: YORKTOWN Type: Fleet Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 19,800 Tons, Dimensions, 809' 6" (oa) x 83' 1" x 28' 6" (Max) Length: 809.5 feet (overall) 761 feet (at waterline) Beam: 83.25 feet Draught: 21.75 feet Armament: 8 x 5"/38AA, 90 Aircraft. Armor: 4" Belt, 1 1/2" Decks, 4" Conning Tower. Machinery: 120,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed: 32.5 Knots, Crew 1889. Notes: Commissioned on the 12 May 1938. Decommissioned on the 17 Feb 1947. Sold on the 1 Jul 1958. In December 1941 she and Lexington were the only carriers operating out of Hawaii. Enterprise - flagship of Vice-Admiral Halsey's Task Force Sixteen - was ferrying aircraft to Wake Island at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. She participated in the earliest US carrier raids in the Pacific, and in the Doolittle Raidshe escorted her sister Hornet, with Enterprise again serving as Halsey's flagship. At Midway she carried the flag of Admiral Spruance (who replaced Halsey when the latter was disabled by illness) and played the most important role of any ship in the battle - Enterpriseaircraft can probably be credited with hitting three of the four Japanese carriers sunk at Midway, and can certainly be credited with the destruction of two. She then went on to play a vital role in the Guadalcanal campaign. At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August she received her first battle damage - a bomb hit. In October she was again damaged, at the Battle of Santa Cruz, but, although still not fully repaired, made an essential contribution to the decisive American victory in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the following month. She in fact participated in every carrier-versus-carrier battle of the Pacific War after Coral Sea (Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Philippine Sea), and in almost all other actions of the US fast carrier forces including Leyte Gulf. In April 1945, during the Okinawa campaign, she was struck three times by kamikaze aircraft and badly damaged. She then returned to the United States for repairs and saw no further service [before the ceasefire]. Mace Fushou   Griswold   Haiphong   Huanamo   Hyakut   Kunming   Laiana   Macan   Makin   New Georgia   NSanta Isabel   RenneIslands   San Cristbal   Sarmi   Senyavin Is.   Shortland   Tarakan   Teop   Treasury Is.   Victorious   Yorktown CV-5 USS YORKTOWN CLASS: YORKTOWN Type: Fleet Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 19,800 Tons, Dimensions, 809' 6" (oa) x 83' 1" x 28' 6" (Max) Armament: 8 x 5"/38AA, 90 Aircraft. Armor: 4" Belt, 1 1/2" Decks, 4" Conning Tower. Machinery: 120,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed: 32.5 Knots, Crew 1889. Notes: Commissioned on the 30 Sep 1937. Was sunk on the 7 June 1942 due to enemy action at the Battle of Midway . Yorktown played a crucial role in two of the most important battles of the Pacific War, the Battle of the Coral Sea (the first carrier-versus-carrier battle in history), at which Lexington was sunk, and at the decisive Battle of Midway. At the latter, on 4 June 1942, Yorktown was bombed and torpedoed by aircraft from the Japanese carrier Hiryu, and the following day was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. On Wednesday 20 May, 1998, An expedition found the wreck of the USS Yorktown more than 5km down on the Pacific Ocean floor (1pm) almost 56 years after being torpedoed during the decisive Battle of Midway. An expedition led by the National Geographic Society identified the aircraft carrier's gun emplacement from a videotape shot by a navy remote submersible vehicle on Tuesday. Confirmation was made by Yorktown survivor Mr Bill Surgi from aboard the navy research vessel Laney Chouest. Although National Geographic won't reveal the exact location of the wreck, the expedition had been searching an area about 2,000km west-northwest of Honolulu. The ocean depths there reach nearly 5,180 metres. "In 1942, America lost a great warrior; today we've reclaimed her," said expedition leader Mr Robert Ballard, who also found the Titanic wreckage. The Battle of Midway was fought June 3-6, 1942, and was a key victory for the Allies in World War II. The battle is considered the turning point in the war with Japan because it halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific and opened the door for amphibious invasions of Japanese islands. The Yorktown, built in Newport News, Virginia, was 247 metres long, weighed 19,800 tonnes and carried 75 aircraft, including 50 bombers. During the Battle of Midway, it was seriously damaged by bombers from the Japanese carrier Hiryu and then sank after being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. There were 2,270 survivors. Although the Yorktown will be explored and filmed by a submersible vehicle, it will not be disturbed and nothing will be taken from it. Federal law prohibits the disturbance of any navy wreck. CV-10 USS YORKTOWN (Ex- BON HOMME RICHARD) CLASS: ESSEX (Short Hull) Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 872' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament: 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor: 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery: 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed: 33 Knots, Crew 3448. Notes: Commissioned on the 15 April 1943. Decommissioned on the 27 June 1970. Stricken 1 Jun 1973. Established as a floating museum in Charleston, S.C., 13 Nov 1975. Mace Young Atoll   Benghazi   Dakar   El Hama   Giza   Green Islands   Guam   Hawk Atoll   Hiryu   Hornet CV-8 USS HORNET CLASS: YORKTOWN Type: Fleet Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 19,800 Tons, Dimensions, 809' 6" (oa) x 83' 1" x 28' 6" (Max) Armament: 8 x 5"/38AA, 90 Aircraft. Armor: 4" Belt, 1 1/2" Decks, 3/4" Conning Tower. Machinery: 120,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed: 32.5 Knots, Crew 1889. Notes: Commissioned on the 20 Oct 1941. Was sunk on the 26 October 1942 due to enemy action at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Hornet launched Doolittle's twin-engined B-25 bombers in their sensational raid on Japan on April 18 1942, and in June she also took part in the Battle of Midway. Her torpedo-plane squadron - Torpedo 8 - was annihilated in the battle, all 15 of the squadron's aircraft being shot down, and only one of its aircrew (the pilot Ensign Gay) surviving. Hornet went on to play a vital part in the Guadalcanal campaign in late 1942. She too was sunk - at the Battle of Santa Cruz - after being hit by bombs and torpedoes from Japanese carrier-borne aircraft. Hornet's captain from the time of her commissioning until after Midway was M.A. Mitscher, who went on to command the Fast Carrier Task Force and to be regarded as the outstanding carrier admiral of the War. Mace Junyo   Kenny   Malaita   Malta   Midway Zanana (S)   Owi   Ranger A bit of a Misnomer for a Pacific Carrier. The USS Ranger saw service in the Atlantic as convoy escort, but did support the north africa landings, and ferried both P-40's and P-38s. It was scrapped in 1947 after serving as a training ship for Night Carrier Ops. ^DL^ CV-4 USS RANGER CLASS: RANGER Type: Light Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 14,500 Tons, Dimensions, 769' (oa) x 80' 1" x 24' (Max) Armament: 8 x 5"/25 86 Aircraft. Armor: None. Machinery: 53,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed: 29.5 Knots, Crew 1788. Notes: Commissioned on the 4 Jun 1934. Decommissioned on the 18 Oct 1946. Sold for scrap on the 31 Jan 1947 to Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Mace Sorol Atol   Suda Bay   Tangier   Tinlan   Tobruk   Tripoli   Wake   Wasp CV-7 USS WASP CLASS: WASP Type: Light Aircraft Carrier Displacement: 14,700 Tons, Dimensions, 741' 4" (oa) x 80' 8" x 22' 2" (Max) Armament: 8 x 5"/38AA, 72 Aircraft. Armor: 3/4" Belt, 1 1/4" Decks, 1 1/4" Conning Tower. Machinery: 75,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed: 29.5 Knots, Crew 1889. Notes: Commissioned on the 25 Apr 1940. Was sunk on the 15 September 1942 due to enemy action southeast of San Cristobal Island . Mace Zuikaku   Bellows   Betio   East Lookout   Hahiawa   Haleiwa   Henderson   Hickam Field   Moresby   North Lookout   Rabaul   Rendova   Saipan   San Cris. NW   Segi   Vella Lavella Vella Lavella was the 'real' home of VMF-214. Pappy Boyington's Black Sheep, who flew F4Us. In the TV show that made us all wnat to wear goggles, it was changed to Vella LaCava. Vella Lavella was only one of several bases that VMF-214 called home. For more and better info, pick up the late Greg Boyington's book 'Baa Baa Blacksheep'. Trust me, it's ALOT better thatn the TV show! 8=X Cpt PapaH CMC West Lookout   Wheeler   Wokawoka This field is NOT named after Fozzie's kill macro. Just wanted to be clear. :) Tex Your CPID goes in here: Field name your giving info about: Please enter the Pilots info or whatever below: Top