USS Enterprise aircraft

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The USS Enterprise aircraft were carrier-based U.S. Navy planes from the famed World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), noted for their pivotal role in major Pacific battles such as Midway and Guadalcanal.

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USS Enterprise air group 1
USS Enterprise aircraft canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy aircraft
group of military aircraft
associatedWith Fast Carrier Task Force
Task Force 16
basedOn aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6)
baseType fleet aircraft carrier
conflict World War II
country United States
era 1930s
1940s
historicalReputation among the most active carrier air groups of World War II in the Pacific
homePortCarrier USS Enterprise (CV-6)
launchMethod catapult-assisted takeoff and arrested recovery
missionType anti-shipping strikes
close air support for ground forces
combat air patrol
offensive strike missions
reconnaissance
nicknameOfCarrier Big E
linked to: The Big E
notableEngagement Battle of Midway
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Doolittle Raid support operations
Guadalcanal Campaign
notableFor air defense of U.S. naval task forces
contribution to sinking Japanese warships
high sortie rate in Pacific battles
operatedBy United States Navy
operatingEnvironment sea-based
operationalFrom 1939
operationalUntil 1945
participatedIn Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Marianas campaign
Okinawa campaign
linked to: Battle of Okinawa

Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Solomon Islands campaign
defense of Guadalcanal
early carrier raids in the Pacific War
role carrier-based fighter aircraft
carrier-based scout aircraft
carrier-based strike aircraft
carrier-based torpedo bomber
serviceBranch U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
strategicImportance pivotal in early Pacific War carrier battles
theater Pacific Theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War

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Hiryu attackedBy USS Enterprise aircraft
Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga attackedBy USS Enterprise air group
linked to: USS Enterprise aircraft