Milestones in U. S. Naval Aviation

1946 - 1960

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Timeline To 1920 1921-1940 1941-1945 1946-1960 1961-Present 1900 1910 1920 1921 1930 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1950 1960 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

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Year

Ships & Aircraft

Events BattlePolitical/Administrative action

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1946

25 July: CV-3 USS Saratoga sunk by Test Baker, Bikini Atoll 18 October: CV-4 USS Ranger decommissioned

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1947

9 January: CV-9 USS Essex decommissioned and laid up in reserve 28 January: CV-4 ex-Ranger scrapped 17 February: CV-6 USS Enterprise decommissioned

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1948

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1949

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Timeline To 1920 1921-1940 1941-1945 1946-1960 1961-Present 1900 1910 1920 1921 1930 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1950 1960 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

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Year

Ships & Aircraft

Events BattlePolitical/Administrative action

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Korean War begins 25 June 1950

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1950

CV-9 Essex begins SCB-27A refit

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1951

15 January: CV-9 USS Essex recommissioned

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1952

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1953

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Korean War ends 27 July 1953

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1954

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1955

July: CV-9 USS Essex begins SCB-125 refit

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1956

March: CV-9 USS Essex completes SCB-125 refit 2 October: CV-6 ex-Enterprise struck from the Navy List

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1957

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1958

1 July: CV-6 ex-Enterprise scrapped

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1959

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1960

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Timeline To 1920 1921-1940 1941-1945 1946-1960 1961-Present 1900 1910 1920 1921 1930 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1950 1960 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

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