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Old 18th Oct 2021, 10:07
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I'm pretty sure the Essex class never operated the F4 either. Part of the rationale for not reactivating Bon Homme Richard and Oriskany as part of the Lehman 600 ship navy plan in 1980 was that they would have needed the F8 as their fighter asset.

I suspect the recovery envelope for an F4 on that deck would have been limited to say the least.
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