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Two naval-aviation books for operational and design ideas

Sunburst and a history of French aircraft carriers are recommended, especially for the latter's unbuilt carrier plans.

Notes

Sunburst is recommended alongside French Aircraft Carriers 1910-2000. The French carrier history includes plans for ships that were never built. Those projects preserve unusual arrangements that operational fleet lists leave out. They provide a source of carrier-design ideas for a writer considering alternative layouts.