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Old 19th Oct 2021, 15:36
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Originally Posted by ORAC
Reference the F-4 and the Essex class. They could, apparently, operate the F-4B (flight trials conducted from the USS Intrpid). The F-4K would, presumably, have had even more margin.

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/thr...45/post-124408
Not entirely sure that's correct. The early F4 trials were conducted from USS Independence and during a period where Intrepid was about to enter a conversion to CVS. The discussion on the link seems to suggest that the contributors didn't realise the F8 Crusader was an interceptor.

That recovery deck in SCB125 configuration looks very short for a beast like the F4........
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