In the short term, carrier-based aircraft were the best solution.
It is the 61st kill of the war for American carrier-based aircraft.
For the first time in the Pacific, carrier-based aircraft lay naval mines during the strikes.
The Americans would be in the midst now of launching their carrier-based aircraft.
It is the first interception of an airship by a carrier-based aircraft.
Another possible support role for a carrier-based aircraft is that of aerial refueling.
Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war.
Japanese carrier-based aircraft were most unlikely to find her there.
No carrier-based aircraft could fly or hope to land in weather like this, either, so things evened out.
A key aspect of the design is the need for a carrier plane to launch the suborbital vessel.
Now their carrier planes are searching bottom terrain at our crush depth.
The arrival of the American carrier planes had been a complete surprise.
It was the American carrier planes that had broken the operation.
The formation completed its bomb run without interception from carrier planes.
Later that day, Japanese carrier planes attacked the unarmed ship with 500 pound bombs.
Although under heavy air opposition from time to time, the carrier planes claimed a total of 528 Japanese aircraft destroyed.
If carrier planes are used, they will have to refuel in midair, going and coming.
Neither of them was able to refuel from its cow, since our carrier planes were escorting it.
During the action, the enemy lost 395 carrier planes and 31 floatplanes-about 92% and 72% of its total strength in those categories.