How Did Cruisers Launch Planes In WWII?
Numerous WWII notes mention planes taking off from cruisers and returning
4 min readDec 20, 2023
If you read accounts or logs from the war in the Pacific during World War II, you will often come across a phrase that doesn’t seem to make much sense. Sailors, airmen, and marines would report seeing reconnaissance planes launched from cruisers. Low, droning planes circling…