The Bug wasn't introduced until '83 IOTL. Would a Bucc fit on a Clemenceau-class CV? I agree that a Bug/Bucc CVW would be excellent.
I think so- IIRC, the British flew the Bucc off
Hermes, so it'd probably fit on a
Clemenceau, which is a little bigger, assuming the flight deck, arresting gear, and catapults are up to the plane, or that they could be tweaked to make it work- don't have access to the relevant stats on the plane & carrier at the moment. However, the Hornet would require major modifications to work with a
Clemenceau- the issue came up in the thread about RN Crusaders a couple months ago- essentially when they trialed a F-18 aboard one of them, it was found that although the F-18 could take-off and land, it wasn't worth the trouble, since it would have an incredibly restricted max take-off weight- even carrying only enough fuel to get up to altitude and tank, it couldn't even carry a full air-to-air loadout, let alone any sort of useful strike package.
However, for something like a CVA-01 or a
Midway in someone else's navy, that would be an interesting airgroup.