"tscottme" a écrit dans le message de news:
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87015 wrote in message
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Many years back I recall a Sea Harrier landing on a container ship or
such
rather than ditch in the sea. There was a two page spread about it in
the
magazine "Air Pictorial" a few weeks after the incident. This was in
the late
1980's.

Of course I do know (and have seen the photos) of the 1960's trials
with a
C-130 on a USN carrier.

But has it happened at all apart from these two incidents? Anyone
know?

T.

I think there has been a test U-2 takeoff or two.



Yeah, from the Ranger in the late 60s, when the US wanted to keep an eye on
French nuclear tests in the Pacific. The only way was to launch them from
the carrier, have them fly their circuit, and have them land on a friendly
base somewhere.
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