assembly ship

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
A B-24 assembly ship from World War II.

Noun[edit]

assembly ship (plural assembly ships)

  1. (historical, World War II) A garishly painted aircraft, flying as an initial reference point for a bomber formation in the early part of a mission.
    Synonyms: formation ship, Judas goat
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=assembly_ship&oldid=52125877"