Carrier Deck News Today

To provide a safe location for efficient naval training operations, two aircraft carriers were constructed and operated on the Great Lakes.

In world war ii our fly boys rushed the skies of europe and aces like eddieicen backer fill the hearts and headlines with tales of daring duals in the clouds. general billy mitchell saw the promise of the technology and risked court morgues in his quest for an independent air force. he was proven right when empires across the ocean tried to carve up the world for themselves and america stood in the way. we wouldnt let it happen. [ applause ] >> after pearl harbor, lieutenant colonel james do lit...

Aces like eddie filled parts and headlines with tales of daring tools in the clouds. general billy mitchell saw the promise of this technology and risked court-martial in his quest for independent air force. he was proven right when empires across the oceans try to carve up the world themselves and america stood in the way. we wouldnt let it happen. [applause] after pearl harbor, lieutenant colonel james doolittle and his raters flute be 25 bombers off the carrier deck off the pacific and enduri...

The officer rank, flying an avenger, which was not known as the fastest or most nimble aircraft of its day. it was the largest thing able to take off from a carrier deck and still become airborne. it basically dropped torpedos on land targets. his target that day was a radio tower on a japanese island, his 58th mission for a young man. he was a veteran aviator. lost half his unit, killed or wounded. they got the better of him that day. three chutes came out. only his worked. hes in a raft. he is...

It was on route in japan to the "uss ronald reagan" off the coast of okinawa. this is a c 2 plane which is a twin engine propeller plane. it generally brings people and mail. its one of the ways that sailors get their mail on aircraft carriers. it lands and takes off from the carrier deck. its generally referred to as a cod and its a somewhat unusual aircraft, when youre a passenger in it youre flying backwards. there arent any windows so its dark. in this case the cod crashed into the water wit...

The town of imperial, california. people had to run for safety. three homes were absolutely destroyed, but amazingly, no one on the ground was hurt and the pilot managed to eject. cnns barbara starr and kyung lah are following the story. i want to start with you, barbara, on this latest crash. >> good morning, carol. to get to the obvious question, the military is investigating both incidents. no indication they are related. different types of aircraft, different types of accidents. the one we n...

and jason carroll is out watching in new york. jason, why dont we start with you. what have you been able to see, feel, hear? give us an understanding of the landscape. >> reporter: what do i hear now? i think its the staples singers singing "ill take you there." i think thats what they are playing now. and the shuttle took a lot of astronauts to a lot of different places. but the "enterprise" never made it to space. but still exciting nonetheless. exciting for the hundreds of invited ...

now he makes shocking remarks about asian-owned businesses. wolf blitzer is off. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> breaking news, a horrifying scene in a crowded apartment complex in virginia beach as a navy jet crashes into buildings there, shooting flames and thick, black smoke into the sky. the crew members ejected and were taken to the hospital. now an urgent effort to account for all of the people on the ground. our brian todd ha...

would have been a better place to hit or a worst place to hit. theres so many apartment complexes around here. >> can you describe more that area of where the plane crashed? >> yeah. its -- we are maybe a half a mile from virginia beach ocean front. big resort area. lots of homes, lots of apartment complexes. and its -- its just a place that, you know, anywhere but here kind of thing. again, if it was a half a mile to the west, it could have been in a creek or a marshy area. and he wou...

Mediterranean. the ... in essence a second destroyer was moved into the mediterranean crossing the suez yesterday, jointing a command ship off the coast of sicily and we were just told by secretary gates that the uss kearsarge and a transport ship can hold a lost cargo with a carrier deck, they have been ordered into the mediterranean. so, again, they are setting up, moving the naval assets closer to the libyan coast but they are positioning them for humanitarian assistance. >>shepard: thank you...