Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers (Images of America) AptifyID2516202 The story of the 78th

The story of the 78th FG will be researched through extensive first-person interviews with eight surviving pilots and ground personnel of the unit

Even before the dramatic battle in the air and the subsequent harrowing events on the ground

It was designated in the NATO code as "Fagot"

modifying and flying light airplanes by Mike Busch

Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers (Images of America) AptifyID2516202 The story of the 78thThrough the duration of the war, the United States Navy qualified 17,800 pilots for aircraft carrier operation. Training the pilots on either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean would have exposed the training ships to the danger of submarine attack, while requiring the escort of fighting ships that were needed elsewhere. It would also have involved arming and armoring the ships used for training. Commander R. F. Whitehead came up with an idea that