Dédalo was the first Spanish aircraft carrier and the second aviation ship in the Spanish Navy. She remained the fleet's flagship until Príncipe de Asturias replaced her. Dédalo was formerly the World
Dédalo at sea on 1 June 1988
The Spanish Navy aircraft carrier Dédalo (R01) tied up at a pier at Naval Station Rota in 1976
Dédalo moored in Rota in February 1982 along with the USS Raleigh and USS Saipan
An AV-8S Matador overflies Dédalo in 1988
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
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The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley. It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissan
Spanish aircraft carrier Dédalo
…on the Dédalo's deck, a first in the history of the plane. The Spanish Navy decided to order and deploy short-take-off-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) AV-8S Matadors (AV-8A Harrier) when Dédalo was overhauled. Since the Harriers' downdraft on vertical landing would have damaged the wooden deck, protective metal sheathing was installed…
AV-8S Matador in flight
Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel in later USAF markings
AV-8C Harrier taking off from an amphibious transport dock ship
An RAF Harrier GR.1, on loan to the USMC, displaying its underside with a full load of bombs