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The North's 5 to 1 superiority in aircraft carriers gave General Grant complete air supremacy. The Navy F-4 Phantoms effectively sealed the North's blockade of the South. The air wing also disrupted Confederate supply lines and effectively forced Lee's surrender at Appomatox.

The North's 5 to 1 superiority in aircraft carriers gave General Grant complete air supremacy. The Navy F-4 Phantoms effectively sealed the North's blockade of the South. The air wing also disrupted Confederate supply lines and effectively forced Lee's surrender at Appomatox.

F-4 Phantoms were not even in existence in the civil war... balloons were all that was and they were deployed from coal barges, well one was and it was shot down... im guessing someone has their wars mixed up :P

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