British and American carrier night operations

Why did British carrier night operations mature earlier than American practice?

Britain trained and equipped for night strikes early; the US Navy became highly capable later after developing specialized crews, doctrine, and carrier equipment.

British night flying grew from early doctrine, continuing practice, navigation technology, and aircraft such as Swordfish. American forces developed mature capability later, including specialized night carriers and trained groups. Enterprise, Independence, Wasp, and Saratoga show how that capability grew during the war. Safe night operations required extensive shipboard equipment comparable to the infrastructure of a night airfield, along with trained pilots.