Well I say taking off unloaded dosn't really count since their are proably many aircraft that could take off from a CV's deck if loaded with just a few hundred gallons of fuel.
I thought the French used a different catapult arrangement than the USN. :hmm: Maybe I was mistaken...
Beside the Harrier and Helos has anything British (besides their US built jets) landed and taken off from a US Carrier since WWII?
