Aircraft Carriers DVD –  

Aircraft carrier development started as soon as the Wright brothers took to the air. However it wasn’t until WWII that the practice of using planes off floating platforms was tested in combat conditions. In today’s world the embodiment of military might is the American aircraft carrier. These monoliths personify the essence of power and technical achievement. The weapons they have carried over the years have always been at the edge of industrial and scientific achievement and many of the planes used have become icons of aeronautic history. However the planes that perform protection and surveillance duties for these symbols of conflict seldom gain public notoriety. Bonus Play: The Grumman Hellcat whose military record stands alone. This plane was one of history’s best ever fighters – it had speed and manoeuvrability and it was extremely sturdy.