US Navy - T-shirt Kittyhawk MK IA Avro Shackleton AEW II

Avro Shackleton AEW II

The F-111 entered service in 1967 as an interdictor

Boeing C-17 Globemaster

Other roles include air to air refuelling and medical evacuation

At the start of the Second World War the FAA had 13 squadrons operating the Swordfish

US Navy - T-shirt Kittyhawk MK IA Avro Shackleton AEW IIUS Navy insignia US Naval aviation began with aviator Glenn Curtiss who was contracted by the US Government to fly aircraft from land bases and from aboard ships at sea. The first of which was from the cruiser USS Birmingham by a Curtiss pilot, Eugene Ely. In World War Two the aircraft carrier became the most powerful naval weapon system, particularly in the Pacific War. This design features battle worn Stars and Stripes.