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	Aquila
		Though air-minded Italy was thought to be an "unsinkable aircraft carrier", co-ordination between land-based air defense, land-based air reconnaisance, and the Fleet was poor at best, and in some ways the "cause" of several of the Regia Marina's defeats.
		In "Grand Fleet" the Italians had been working with her training carrier Falco and the Fleet carrier Sagittario long enough to appreciate the significance of aircraft accompanying the Fleet, and was eagerly planning to convert ocean liners in the event of war.
		Though slowed by the material and manpower demands of the war, the Aquila was ready for trials in mid-1942 and with the Littorio-class battleship Roma proudly joined the Regia Marina in January of 1943.
	www.combinedfleet.com /furashita/aquila_f.htm (547 words)

	Italian Royal Navy in World War Two: carriers
		Not even the Americans and, in some measure, not even the Japanese, that at the beginning of the war had the greater number of aircraft carriers, expected such result, and it is to be considered that their fleets were able to operate in the oceans, with immense spaces around himself.
		To have had aircraft carriers would have been better also in the optical of the strike aircraft, torpedo bombers and bombers of dive, because their action would have been timely and without sad errors of identification.
		All of this is to demonstrate the importance that had (and that have) the aircraft carriers in every fleet, and the fact Italy had to fight three years of naval war without these ships puts in evidence the deep unpreparedness in air-naval war of Regia Marina when it had to fight a modern war.
	www.regiamarina.it /carriers.htm (598 words)

	math lessons - Aquila
		In biology, Aquila is a genus of birds to which some eagles, particularly the Golden eagle, belong.
		The eagle-shaped battle standards of the Roman legions were known as aquilae; their bearers were called aquilifer.
		Aquila is the name of a municipality and its main town in Mexico.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Aquila (151 words)

	Italian Carriers
		The history of the Italian aircraft carriers is one of delayed decisions and postponed opportunities, confrontations, more or less transparent, between the Marina and the Aeronautica, and project after project,none of which was ever realized until the introduction of the Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1985.
		The Italian war experience, from a naval viewpoint, was substantially limited to the Adriatic Sea with its short distances, which did not create the need for naval units such as the aircraft carrier.
		Notwithstanding the evident opposition of the regime to the construction of aircraft carriers, the Regia Marina dedicated resources in support of studies and projects for the entire period preceding the conflict.
	www.regiamarina.net /arsenals/ships_it/carrier/carrier_us.htm (3203 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Rise Of The Second Empire - A New Rome AAR
		Admiral Ghé, commander of the Italian 1st Fleet charged with patroling the Egyptian Coast, stood aboard the bridge of his flagship, the RM Aquila, impatiantly waiting for his radar officer to confirm the contact report.
		Along with the carrier HMS Courageous, which was sunk during a break out attempt on March 21st, this brought the total tally of sunk British carriers to three, leaving the Royal Navy with only one more carrier.
		In any case IRL Aquila was almost ready in '43, and one should consider that shipbuilding had a painful downturn with the beginning of the war.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=184045 (1964 words)

	Acidophilus notes \| 21:05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Italian Military is under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic.
		The Italian Army is commanded by the SME or “Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito” (Chief of the Army General Staff) in Rome.
		Italian forces have contributed to ISAF, the NATO force in Afghanistan, and a Provincial reconstruction team and 5 Italian soldiers have died under ISAF.
	www.acidophiluseffects.com /notes/?title=Italian_Army (2183 words)

	Fleet Aircraft Carrier "Aquila"
		She was initially intended for an austere conversion, but plans were changed and she was totally rebuilt for her new role.
		Nearly completed at the time of the Italian surrender in September 1943, she was sabotaged by the Italians to prevent use by Germans.
		Taken over by the Germans, she was bombed during an Allied air raid on 16 June 1944 and subsequently damaged by human torpedoes on 19 April 1945.
	www.warship.get.net.pl /Wlochy/Aircraft_Carriers/CV_1940_Aquila_class/_Aquila_class.html (248 words)

	Italian aircraft carrier Aquila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aquila would have been a good aircraft carrier, and a better conversion even than the Japanese Junyō; her major points were her good speed (30 knots), her average attack capability (equivalent to the Japanese Taihō), and the protection of the flight deck.
		After the armistice of 8 September 1943, when the ship was nearly completed and had already passed the first static test, Germany took possession of the ship.
		Since it was possible that the Germans would have used the big keel to block the entrance to Genoa port, Aquila was partially scuttled by Italian commando frogmen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italian_aircraft_carrier_Aquila (623 words)

	italian aircraft world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Italian Aircraft 1939-45 - Although the Italian aircraft industry was loath to discard the biplane for the...
		Italian aircraft reported probable mine explosion off the Gulf of Tunis on the 10th that...
		At the time of her launch she was the smallest active aircraft carrier in the world.
	italian-aircraft-world.gerfriend.org (2336 words)

	Axis History Forum :: Aircraft carrier "Aquila"
		This is the italian aircraft carrier "Aquila", unfinished and bombed during the last months of war in 1945.
		Aquila had to operate in task forces with the new fast battleships Littorio class and the heavy cruisers, its turbines had the highest power among Regia Marina ships (200.000 HP on 4 shafts) for more than 30 knots.
		Aquila and Sparviero's aircrafts had to be Reggiane Re-2001 OR (Organizzazione Roma) for the roles of fighter and dive bomber, Fiat G-50 bis as a scout-bomber.
	forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?t=26059 (934 words)

	Italian Naval Photographs
		The only Italian aircraft carrier of World War Two and converted from the passenger liner Roma.
		At the time of Italy's surrender the Aquila was nearly completed but was sabotaged to prevent its use by the Germans.
		She was damaged in an air raid on the 16th June 1944 and on the 19th April 1945 was damaged by chariots and finally scuttled by the Germans in Genoa.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /other_photographs1.htm (684 words)

	Lost Battalion Games : Features : Old Salt's Journal : The Ships of Battlegroup : Italy ...
		Prior to World War II, the Italian high command saw no reason to build aircraft carriers as they already had an unsinkable one, their own country, sitting smack dab in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
		On mature consideration, it might be nice to have an aircraft carrier that can accompany the other ships and have airmen who can tell the difference between British and Italian ships.
		Initially they would consist of aircraft with non-folding wings, though plans were made to create a folding-wing version that would have allowed more aircraft to be carried.
	www.lostbattalion.com /t-bg_Aquila.aspx (305 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (1-A)
		The Akagi was launched in 1925 and led the Japanese aircraft carrier assault on Pearl Harbour in 1941.
		The Alpini were an elite Italian mountain military force founded in 1872 and expanded during the Great War into eight special regiments and 38 companies of militia.
		Armoured Trains were used in France and Belgium during the early part of the Great War, especially at the siege of Antwerp, but were found to be vulnerable to artillery fire and this together with their inability to manoeuvre led to their discontinuation.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/F1.HTM (8589 words)

	Italian Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Marina Militare only attempted one aircraft carrier during World War II in which the conversion was even started.
		Although never finished, the Aquila was close to completion at the Italian capitulation in September 1943.
		The ship was again raised in 1946 in expectation of possibly continuing construction and placing the carrier into service, although this was decided against and the ship was eventually simply scrapped.
	www.angelfire.com /ia/totalwar/mmCVs.html (94 words)

	Precision Guided Munitions
		With this kind of accuracy, the need to operate mass flights of aircraft against a single aim point at last disappeared; it was as revolutionary a development in military air power terms as, say, the jet engine or aerial refuelling.
		Though precision weapons deployed from aircraft, helicopters, battlefield missile systems, and ships and submarines off-shore undoubtedly offer a degree of leverage in warfare previously unknown, their cost is a serious concern, and one that must be addressed.
		A case in point is that of the cruise missile, which carries a small and non-penetrating warhead and which is, once launched, incapable of being retargeted.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/smart/docs/paper53.htm (9725 words)

	Avalanche Press
		While the Italian Navy tried to keep the sea lanes open from north to south, the British fought to do the same on the east-west route.
		Italy receives all her ships and aircraft of 1940 through 1942: from the mighty battleship Vittorio Veneto to the aircraft carrier Aquila on down to the destroyer Freccia.
		The famous Italian aircraft are here: the SM.79 Sparviero torpedo bomber, the nearly worthless Cr.42 biplane fighter and the excellent Mc.202 fighter plane.
	www.avalanchepress.com /gameBombAlley.php (555 words)

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		Well, conventional wisdom would say it was an aircraft carrier, and since no purpose built carriers were built asymetrically that I know of, I would probably think a converted carrier.
		Converted to a carrier, she was fitted with a second enormous underwater keel which was filled with cement.
		Norman and I could not find a set of plans for LANGLEY as a carrier, but as that was quite a few years ago and well before my skills at using the National Archives (such as they are) were developed, there may very well be a set at College Park that we did not discover.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0693.txt (1989 words)

	Warship Pictures
		Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto in Taranto, after being hit by a torpedo during Operation Guido.
		The armament layout and spotting aircraft at the stern are clearly shown (photograph courtesy of the Imperial War Museum).
		Italian battleship Littorio (ex-Italia) on September 9, 1943 as she approaches Malta to surrender (photograph courtesy of the Imperial War Museum).
	www.chuckhawks.com /warship_pictures.htm (822 words)

	Airfix 1/72 Fiat G.50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Initial production was 245 aircraft, but Italian pilots didn't like the fully enclosed cockpit of the aircraft, and after 45 were produced, a modified and semi-open cockpit was chosen for the rest of the production aircraft.
		A variant was even developed with carrier arresting equipment for two aircraft carriers, the Sparviero and Aquila that were being converted from merchantmen.
		Apparently a few aircraft were given to Croatian pilots to use against the Russians by the Germans after Italy's capitulation in 1943.
	m2reviews.cnsi.net /scotts/axis/ity/g50.htm (1140 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: Italy
		Armament: 4 102 mm SP Aircraft: 20 seaplanes
		An aircraft platform, wide enough for a single aircraft, would run from the aft funnel to the bow, with two catapults angled out at the bow.
		Aircraft would be stored on deck, rolled forward to the catapults for launch, and would land ashore.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/italy.htm (1681 words)

	Aloha Airlines' parent files for bankruptcy - Aviation - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He cited higher operating costs such as fuel prices and the need to renegotiate aircraft leases as the primary factor in the decision to file.
		Aloha Airlines, which operates a fleet of 27 Boeing 737 aircraft, recently reported a $6 million loss for the third quarter, its fourth quarterly loss in a row.
		The carrier would still operate interisland routes and flights to California, Nevada and Vancouver, British Columbia.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6773166 (570 words)

	Mark
		The Luftwaffe was working on the 109 for carrier take-off though the 190 with its radial engine would most likely have seen carrier service, other types were also on the board.
		The first fighter conversions of the Ju 88 were very similar to the bomber versions, with only modifications to the nose and a gondola under the forward fuselage to accomodate radar and guns; the later Ju 88G was a specialized fighter with the tail of the Ju 188.
		Check the Italian planes going to minor countries as the end dates for many of their planes are incorrect.
	home.socal.rr.com /thehudsonfamily (3642 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Business
		The carrier presently operates 19 regular flights from four Indian cities to Doha in New Delhi on Thursday.
		In a judgement that will be a guiding force for any industry proposing to close its venture, the Supreme Court has ruled that no industrial unit can be closed without prior approval of the government even if there is an agreement between the employer and the employees for it.
		Aquila is a Bangalore-based software solutions provider in the areas of engineering software and services like CAD/CAE PDM/CPC, virtual engineering frameworks, visualisation, image processing and computer game development.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050218/biz.htm (4092 words)

	Societa Italia Flotte Riuniti / Italia Societa Anonima di Navigazione
		In 1932, due to the depression and widespread unemployment of Italian ships, the major Italian shipping companies were combined into one state controlled syndicate under the name Societa Italia Flotte Reuniti NGI - Lloyd Sabaudo - Cosulich.
		In 1940 most Italian ships were taken over for military service and by 1945, few were left afloat.
		1932 transferred from NGI, 1940 converted to aircraft carrier renamed Aquila, 1943 seized by Germans, 1945 sunk at Genoa by Italian two-men torpedoes.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/italia.htm (2358 words)

	Click on a picture and you will be taken to that part of the store
		Italy receives all her ships and aircraft of 1940 through 1942: from the mighty battleship Vittorio Veneto to the aircraft carrier Aquila on down to the destroyer Freccia.
		The famous Italian aircraft are here: the SM.79 Sparviero torpedo bomber, the nearly worthless Cr.42 biplane fighter and the excellent Mc.202 fighter plane.
		The Royal Yugoslav Navy, Italian aircraft carriers and the German helicopter carrier are all covered in detail.
	www.warchest.com.au /shopSea.htm (3943 words)

	Aquila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Aquila (PHM-4), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the U.S. Navy
		Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, a World War II Italian aircraft carrier
		Aquila, Inc., an electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aquila (201 words)

	Tanks in World War 2 :: View topic - Italian carrier " AQUILA "
		The Aquila was 1 of 3 planned aircraft carriers for the Italian navy.
		Plus the British Armoured carrier, which while not without their virtues, were ultimately a step in the wrong direction.
		The Italian Navy's submarine force was arguably the worst of all the WW2 navies.
	www.fun-online.sk /forum/viewtopic.php?t=3844 (1479 words)

	Independence Air owner files for bankruptcy - Aviation - MSNBC.com
		When the airline announced plans to transform into a low-cost, low-fare carrier, some were skeptical immediately because the airline’s fleet of small, regional jets generally has higher per-person costs than larger jets.
		In its first few months as an independent carrier, the airline’s planes were often half empty despite fare sales as low as $29 one way to some destinations.
		He said he believes that preserving the airline as an independent low-fare carrier is a realistic option given the “good, loyal fan base” the airline has built in Washington and other smaller markets that had never previously had a low-fare carrier.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9955779 (678 words)

	AJ Press' Graf Zeppelin, reviewed by James Hood
		…about an aircraft carrier which was never put into service (never even steamed under its own power).
		However, the Kriegsmarine aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin is German and World War II, so it ‘rightfully’ receives the nautical flavour of alluring mystique freely lavished upon ‘Luftwaffe 46’ aircraft and “Panther IIs’ and the PzkpfW Maus and….
		Aircraft modelers can readily find kits in 1/72 and 1/48 of the Bf 109T carrier-based fighter.
	modelingmadness.com /others/books/jh/hoodgz.htm (648 words)

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