The Tondern Raid Was History's First Aircraft Carrier Battle
At 3 a.m. on July 19, 1918, the carrier began launching the 2F.1 fighters.
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At 3 a.m. on July 19, 1918, the carrier began launching the 2F.1 fighters.
World War I Saw History’s First Naval Assaults from Aircraft Carriers The foresight to experiment and invest in new ideas rather than just iterate upon old ones remains a vital quality in a world that continues to experience rapid technological change. Here's What You Need to Remember: The Royal Navy pushed its technology as far as it could go in the Tondern raid, dispatching its fighters to the limit of their range from a ship they were not capable of landing back upon to attack a large target with tiny bombs. The fact that the raid succeeded beyond all expectations is beside the more imp...