In 1931 Japan conquered Manchuria, which until then had been part of China. In 1937 Japan began a long and ultimately unsuccessful campaign to conquer the rest of China. ... The striking force was commanded by Vice Admiral Nagumo, which was consisted of 2 Fleet carriers, 2 light carriers, 2 carriers convented from a battleship and a crusier, 2 battleships, 2crusiers, a destroyer, and 8 supported ships. ... The heavy cruisers were at sea with fleet carriers. ... Japan had only 29 aircraft's and 6 submarines- 5 of them were midget submarines. ...

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Francis Low had seen aircraft taking off from the USS Hornet in Norfolk, Va; watched Navy aircraft practicing take-offs and landings on runways painted like flight decks; then he noticed twin engine army bombers overhead on a mock bombing run - what if Army bombers could take off from an aircraft carrier? US commanders dared not attempt a carrier attack against Japan using short-range Navy aircraft b/c would be detected and attacked b4 launch point but Army bombers had much more range and could possible catch Japanese defenders with their guard down Idea goes onto Navy Adm who wrote it out a...

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As a result of the increase expansion in China, Japanese aircraft launched an attack on the American gunboat USS Panay. ... The next day Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. carrier Lexington and damaged the carrier Yorktown, while U.S. planes crippled the Japanese carrier Shokaku severely enough that it had to retire. ... Yamamoto Isoroku conveyed the greater part of the Japanese fleet, including four heavy and three light carriers carrying aircraft, with intentions to destroy the American fleet and attack Midway. ... A turning point in the battle was when the pilots from USS Enterprise and USS Yo...

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The pilots who flew the air attack were combat veterans of the Japanese war in China. ... The total Japanese losses in the attack were 29 aircraft, of the 350 involved in the attack; 54 fliers were killed in those aircraft and another was killed in an aircraft that returned safely to the Japanese carriers. ... The three U.S. aircraft carriers in the Pacific were not in or near Pearl Harbor on December 7. ... In the Battle of Midway, the turning point of the Pacific War, U.S. carrier aircraft found the Japanese fleet that was heading for the islands and sank all four of its carriers. ... Navy w...

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America, alarmed by the imperialistic moves that Japan was making, decided to support China financially and militarily. America developed a program to develop China's power in the pacific. ... Beginning in the early months of 1941, Japanese aircraft carrier pilots began training for a Top Secret mission involving an air raid on a fleet of ships using tactics that met two major criteria. ... It contained ten main proposals: It must be a surprise attack; U.S. carriers are the main objective; U.S. aircraft on the Island of Oahu are an objective; every available Japanese Carrier should tak...

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America, alarmed by the imperialistic moves that Japan was making, decided to support China financially and militarily. America developed a program to develop China's power in the pacific. ... Beginning in the early months of 1941, Japanese aircraft carrier pilots began training for a Top Secret mission involving an air raid on a fleet of ships using tactics that met two major criteria. ... It contained ten main proposals: It must be a surprise attack; U.S. carriers are the main objective; U.S. aircraft on the Island of Oahu are an objective; every available Japanese Carrier should tak...

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The incident arises when Japan which is already involved in the Second World War, decides that they want to further expand their empire by invading and dominating China. ... At about 6:10 am the Japanese aircraft carrier sends 183 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes into the sky. ... At 10:00 am the Japanese planes begin to head back to their aircraft carrier as by a half hour later hospitals begin to pile up with wounded soldiers. By 1:00 pm the Japanese air carriers are on their way home. ...

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Japan had taken over Manchuria, which was then a part of China. ... The U.S. strengthened military aid to China and increased financial aid. ... The Japanese attack was led by Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and consisted of 6 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, and 2 cruisers. ... The fighting was done entirely by the planes on the aircraft carriers and the battle was somewhat of a tie, but it was the first time the Allies stopped Japan's southward movement. ... Even though Nimitz was outnumbered 4 to 1 he planned an ambush that helped the U.S. easily destroy 332 Japanese planes, 4 aircraf...

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(TWA), the eight largest U.S. carrier, on April 9, 2001. ... Aircraft fuel expense increased 37.2 percent due to the war with Iraq and domestic turmoil in oil producing countries. Maintenance, materials and repairs decreased by 15.2 percent due to a decrease in flights and retirement of aircraft. ... Southwest is a low cost carrier that utilizes this strategy. American should borrow these characteristics from surviving low cost carriers. ...

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So, they thought that China would be the perfect place to call their own. ... Japan relied on their new weapon, the aircraft carrier. Three hundred fifty five planes took off from six of their aircraft carriers, the Akagi, the Kaga, the Soryu, the Shokaku, the Hiryu, and the Zuikaku. ... Additionally, due to a storm that caused a delay, none of the US aircraft carriers were in port at the time. ... As luck would have it, because the aircraft carriers were not in Pearl Harbor on that day, they did not get damaged by the attack. ...

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But, the Chinese government is of the opinion if China is only building up their merchant fleet then what is there to worry about? ... Be it from the fact that China is still considered a Communist country or that almost every country in one way or another is currently in China's debt financially, some people do not put much faith into China. ... That is why the following question is so important: should the United States send military personnel, such as Frigates and Aircraft carriers, and take military action against China to ensure that it does not spread its influence over more of the ...

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Japan was left with little and was forced to acquire new resources from China. ... By 1937, they were ready for a full invasion of China. ... Yamaoto's total objective in this battle was to sink all three aircraft carriers, at least four of the nine battleships and to immobilize the fleet for six months up to a year. ... Yamaoto's weapon Yamamoto relied on Japan's new weapon, the aircraft carrier. 355 planes would take off from 6 aircraft carriers: the first time in history this sort of tactic was used. ... The Japanese naval fleet consisted of the six aircraft carriers: Akagi, ...

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Doolittle was put in charge of the training from the Army side, and Navy Captain Donald Duncan, considered the top authority on Naval aircraft, was in charge from the Navy side. ... They still hadn't seen a carrier. ... The planes were to head for China after the attacks and land there. ... They were then to take off and after bombing Japan, head for China. ... The carrier and naval force would make their way back. ...

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In the early 1930's, the Japanese Army had many small battles with the Chinese in Manchuria. ... In 1937, the conflicts began again with the Chinese in the area near Beijing's Marco Polo Bridge. ... Japan wanted the United States to lift the oil embargo and allow them to attempt to takeover China. The United States refused to lift the embargo until Japan would back off of their aggression with China. ... Yamamoto developed the following eight guidelines for the attack: (1) surprise was crucial, (2) American aircraft carriers there should be the primary tar...

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This causes airport congestion, slow aircraft turnaround on the ground, and inefficient use of equipment and people. ... This demands that they use a variety of aircraft. Varying aircraft types means more expensive maintenance, large and expensive parts inventories, and redundant crew training facilities. ... But think how consumers might like to enjoy the service of highly touted foreign airlines like Singapore Airlines, China Airlines, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. ... Percent Gain/Loss in May 2002 Domestic Air Traffic Largest Carriers Di...

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The Germans and Italian defeated all of its enemies in eastern continental Europe and were pressing deep into Russia and the Japanese took parts of China and islands in the Pacific, but then, the Allies began hitting back. ... Then, over 1,000 British aircraft dropped more than 5,000 tons of bombs on the German defenses and beaches. ...

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At 5:30 a.m. in Japan two seaplanes took off from Japanese carriers to scout the route to Pearl Harbor for the other aircrafts that were going to come over. ... Also on 11 February 1941 FDR proposed sacrificing six cruisers and two carriers to Manila to get into war. ... Also on July 10, 1941 US Military Attache Smith-Hutton at Tokyo reported Japanese Navy secretly practicing aircraft torpedo attacks against capital ships in Ariake Bay. ... Then on the 26th of November "the most fateful document (MofAC 6)", Hull's ultimatum was withdrawn form Indochina and all of China by th...

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A month after the British attack on Taranto harbor, Yamamoto decided that if war with the United States was unavoidable he would launch a carrier attack on Pearl Harbor. ... Yamamoto developed the following eight guidelines for the attack: (1) surprise was crucial, (2) American aircraft carriers there should be the primary targets, (3) U.S. aircraft there must be destroyed to prevent aerial opposition, (4) all Japanese aircraft carriers available should be used, (5) all types of bombing should be used in the attack, (6) a strong fighter element should be included in the attack for air cover fo...

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The Japanese did not succeed in destroying the fleet because most of its power was in their aircraft carriers. The Japanese did not destroy any carriers because every single one of them were away from the island that day on the water. ... Japan wanted to try and take over parts of the United States, but the only thing that stood in their way was the American Pacific Fleet that consisted of battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, mini submarines, midget submarines, war planes, and aircraft carriers. ... One author accounted that, "Japan became imperialistic and decided it needed ...

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In 1931 Japan conquered Manchuria, which until then had been part of China. In 1937 Japan began a long and ultimately unsuccessful campaign to conquer the rest of China." ... Even though the United States claimed to be neutral leaving them on no particular side of the war, they were actually starting to lean towards China to protect itself from what could happen if the Japanese took over China and ruined the politics and interests in Easters Asia. ... It centered around six heavy aircraft carriers accompanied by the 24 supporting vessels. A separate group of submarines was to sink any American...

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The team is identifying potential lucrative markets as the Pacific Rim, especially the Chinese market. ... Since the attack on the Twin Towers, airline carriers have lost billions of dollars in revenue. Orders for new aircraft were eventually postponed or cancelled due to the lowered demand in travel. ... Japan, China, Hong Kong and other Pacific Rim regions had their national airlines feeling the repercussions also. ... Airbus, Boeing's only strong competitor, has had substitute superiority in the midsize aircrafts. ...

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