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An F/A-18C Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Seven  (VFA-27)

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An F/A-18C Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Seven (VFA-27)

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The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 20, 2003) An F/A-18C Hornet attached to the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Seven (VFA-27) launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during night raids on Iraq. Kitty Hawk is deployed with coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. File# 030322-N-1810F-002

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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20/03/2003 - 20/03/2003
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