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The tenth and final ship of the Nimitz-class of United States Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier s, USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) delivered to the Navy in May 2009, while she cost taxpayers $6.2 billion. She is now one of the most powerful warships in the world and will remain in service until the late 2050s. As with the sister carrier s of her class, George H.W. Bush measures 1,092 feet (333 m) and displaces over 100,000 tons, making her one of the world’s largest warships. However, there are also several notable differences from the previous Nimitz-class carrier s. CVN-77, nicknamed Avenger, features a bulbous bow design, which reportedly provides more buoyancy to the forward end of the ship and improves hull efficiency. Additionally, the flight deck has curved edges that are meant to reduce the radar signature. She is also the second carrier after USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) to feature a modernized island with a new radar tower. It is smaller and has been repositioned...

Second Lieutenant John Bosko was flying his seventh mission on August 24, 1944. He was reasonably seasoned as far as bomber commanders went but was unaware of his target’s macabre reputation. His crew and machine from the 327th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, were en route to the well-defended Merseburg oil refineries in Germany’s heartland from their base in East Anglia. His plane was a veteran of almost 60 missions and had gone through all of them relatively undamaged. Snake Hips and her crew were about to be put to the ultimate test. As the 92nd Bomb Group made its run over the target, the flak bursts began to rattle Snake Hips until a loud explosion shook the aircraft. Smoke filled the cockpit, and fuel sloshed around in the bomb bay. Bosko was shocked to learn from the co-pilot that three bombs had just rolled off the starboard wing. There was a gaping hole in the right side of the fuselage extending from the bomb bay through the radio compartment. Also, a large sec...