Evolution of American Aircraft Carriers

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Music:
Say It to Me - Jon Bjork
Adamantine - Jon Bjork
The Battle of Mount Valor - Jon Bjork
Untamed Tides - Jon Bjork
The Race - Jon Bjork
Crash and Burn - Elliot Holmes
This Must Be the End - Phoenix Tail
Margin of Error - Farrell Wooten
Must Be an Error - Moss Harman
Commencing Attack - Experia
Watching my drama - about Ivy (instrumental version)
Out of Element - Max Anson
Solve It - Max Anson
Weapons of Impact - Bonnie Grace
Clearer Views - From Now On
Hit and Run - Mike Stringer
Danger Caravan - V.V. Campos
One Last Breath - Martin Klem
Celtic Dance - Trailer Worx

Footage:
National Archives Catalog
US Department of Defense

Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."

Chapters
00:00 Intro
1:23 The Flight Deck
2:38 Instrument Face
3:24 Island
4:56 Carrier Strike Group
5:55 Barrier
6:29 Ground-Up Carrier
8:08 Deck Edge Elevators
9:21 Armored Flight Deck
11:48 Not What You Think
12:58 Angled Flight Deck
14:22 Barricades
14:59 Supercarrier
16:47 Catapults
18:39 Optical Landing System (OLS)
20:50 Nuclear Carrier
22:23 Learning The Hard Way
24:15 Nimitz Class
27:58 Gerald R. Ford Class