It is Joel's and Gerry's fault!!!! The had to post videos of boat mishaps and what is any good Airdale to do, but of course post videos of aircraft mishaps on a ship. Youtube is a wonderful thing on a long cold night!
F/A 18 Hornet ramp strike
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhXpm_Rs0I[/video]
C-1 Trader takes off just as a wave breaks over the front of the ship - hard to beat a piston pounder!
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4D6GxkPMgs[/video]
A-6 tries to take off but the catapult didn't shoot them hard enough - cold cat
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JETOXZXSXBM[/video]
Not an accident, but the largest plane to land and take off from a carrier.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-poc38C84[/video]
And probably the most bizarre, look at the cockpit when the plane comes to a stop. :shock:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRAz4MMJDM[/video]
F/A 18 Hornet ramp strike
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhXpm_Rs0I[/video]
C-1 Trader takes off just as a wave breaks over the front of the ship - hard to beat a piston pounder!
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4D6GxkPMgs[/video]
A-6 tries to take off but the catapult didn't shoot them hard enough - cold cat
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JETOXZXSXBM[/video]
Not an accident, but the largest plane to land and take off from a carrier.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-poc38C84[/video]
And probably the most bizarre, look at the cockpit when the plane comes to a stop. :shock:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRAz4MMJDM[/video]