First seen as something of a novelty, the aircraft carrier evolved into the premier capital ship for the world’s navies. The evolution from experimental platform to premier fighting ship was neither an easy nor straight path. An impressive array of questions and problems had to be solved before the aircraft carrier could join the fleet.
Despite these obstacles, the United States Navy was one of the leaders in the development of naval aviation. It was the first service to prove the ability of an aircraft to take off from and land on a naval vessel in the years before the First World War. Those small beginnings followed by more than a decade of experimentation eventually led to the United States becoming the preeminent aircraft carrier operator in the world by late-1943.
Jason McHale grew up in New Hampshire and attended the University of New Hampshire. He completed his graduate work at Norwich University where he received a Master’s in Military History. He currently teaches history classes at Edmonds Community College, Quincy College and Southern New Hampshire University.
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