August 28, 2016 at 8:31 pm
I was always under the impression that for a succesful aircraft launch from an aircraft carrier the ship should move with xx knots into the wind. I guess I was wrong as I found 3 pictures so far that show otherwise.

Scimmitar with Gannet standing ready

F-4

S-2
(This should go in the Sub forum Naval Aviation but there is much naval and no aviation so I placed it here)