World War Two Aircraft Carrier visit

Cleve and I went to visit this aircraft carriers that started work right after the first world war, waged the second world war, vietnam, recovered two of the Apollo crew including the first men who set foot on the moon and who served in Desert Storm. Now decommissioned, it is a museum.. Since it is a ship, I am posting to this blog.

The carrier is a floating airport - and in order to store more flying objects, wings are folded. Scary looking...

There was a section of the ship dedicated to the Marines.

 The flight deck - catapult side

The tour guide was an ex pilot. It is amazing that these planes without GPS would take off and find its base ship when done with their mission.

Floating hospital...

Old radar.

One big jet....

More modern model...firing torpedos. Cleve rightly notice that this was probably the most dangerous mission as it would mean flying into a ship at deck level.

a GPS!!!!

More medical facilities - there was actually also an operating table right by the cafeteria...

The landing strip (at an angle so that if the plane doesn't stop, it can take off again without destroying all the other planes on the take off platform)

old style plane

Apollo landing capsule simulator.

How would you feel about flying in that thing?

A shark fan - notice the number on the side...Elise's number.

Massive big anchor

early century version of the aircraft carrier...

The size of this thing!

Mission Control