The American and British navies had been working on similar fighter-direction problems. Mediterranean operations gave the British practical experience of applying those ideas under sustained attack. Victorious's deployment let the Americans observe that experience, while British strike crews operating from Saratoga encountered American methods. The exchange worked in both directions. In this account, it also encouraged renewed attention to Britain's longstanding proposals for a much larger carrier, including Henderson's version of the concept that developed into the Malta class.
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Victorious and Saratoga exchange carrier experience
British fighter-direction experience and American strike methods circulated between the two carriers, with consequences for later British carrier thinking.