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This video says Moffett proposed it in the '20s & King & the General Board supported it, but couldn't get the US$20 million it would've cost during the Depression.
WI they had? Would it have affected USN carriers development & design much? Would it have affected the Pacific War?
Might it have changed which aircraft were or weren't accepted for service?