At the time of the Peleliu operation, Task Force 38 was comprised of 15 carriers divided into four Task Groups. Task Group 38.1 consisted of Hornet (CV-12), Wasp (CV-18), Belleau Wood (CVL-24), and Cowpens (CVL-25); Task Group 38.2 consisted of Intrepid (CV-11), Bunker Hill (CV-17), Cabot (CVL-28), and Independence (CVL-22); Task Group 38.3 consisted of Essex (CV-9), Lexington (CV-16), Princeton (CVL-23), and Langley (CVL-27); Task Group 38.4 consisted of Enterprise (CV-6), Franklin (CV-13), and San Jacinto (CVL-30).
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The Battle of England.
History's first clash of aircraft carriers.
Aircraft Carrier VS Aircraft Carrier. Or Airplanes launched from the decks of carriers against airplanes launched from the decks of opposing aircraft carriers.
World's first clash of aircraft carriers.
Submarines and Aircraft Carriers
The Battle of England.
Midway...
The Battle of the Coral Sea was history's first clash of "aircraft carriers" in 1942.
History's first clash of aircraft carriers.
Fleet Aircraft Carriers. (Fleet Carriers are a navy's largest carrier).
Battle of the Coral Sea; worlds first clash of aircraft carriers.
The first battle between Aircraft Carriers-the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Aircraft Carrier VS Aircraft Carrier. Or Airplanes launched from the decks of carriers against airplanes launched from the decks of opposing aircraft carriers.
At the Battle of Midway, the American battle plan was to lure the Japanese fleet into a trap using the aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown. American aircraft would attack the Japanese carriers, while their own carriers remained out of range. The goal was to neutralize the Japanese carriers and gain a decisive victory, which ultimately succeeded with the sinking of four Japanese carriers.
The first naval battle in history between aircraft carriers was the battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
HISTORY'S FIRST DUEL between aircraft carriers!
Four IJN and one USN.