F-35 Crash Video
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The ocean/sea was a smooth as glass. He came in low and clipped the deck. That happened at least once during my tour on the carrier I was assigned to, but the sea was rough with carrier movement side to side. This carrier didn't appear to be moving much at all.
A few times I used to stand on the fantail and film the planes landing. The landing deck was literally about 10 ft. over my head. Watch the planes approach from that vantage point was heart pounding. And fun!
A few times I used to stand on the fantail and film the planes landing. The landing deck was literally about 10 ft. over my head. Watch the planes approach from that vantage point was heart pounding. And fun!
One of those things I wasn't smart enough to do.
The " plat lens camera. " ran constantly during air ops, I could have had hundreds of hours of VCR tapes of landings..
The " plat lens camera. " ran constantly during air ops, I could have had hundreds of hours of VCR tapes of landings..
Which ships were you on Bob?
Gotta listen to the LSO...
They haven't allowed that in a long time. When I was on the Connie the sponsons around the fan tail were secured during flight ops.
We never had one crash like that, but we did have one go over the side because the brakes failed.
I wonder if any of the landing cables were ripped out. Those things can be lethal when they snap.
I was only stationed on one ship. USS Kearsarge CVS-33. It was an anti-submarine carrier. We made multiple tours of duty in the Tonkin Gulf during the Viet Nam war. Then I was stationed for the rest of my enlistment with the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, DC (my office was in Arlington, VA).
This was back in the late '60s. There were no restrictions while I was on board. I can, though, understand why they would be now.
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