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When Cessnas land on carriers
A true story of a Cessna that landed on the USS Midway in 1975, saving a
family of seven: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Please.....-a0209404848 |
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When Cessnas land on carriers
On Feb 21, 4:14*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
A true story of a Cessna that landed on the USS Midway in 1975, saving a family of seven: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Please...acle+landing+o... Ok that was seriously cool. Wonder if there are pics available. |
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When Cessnas land on carriers
On Feb 21, 4:14*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
A true story of a Cessna that landed on the USS Midway in 1975, saving a family of seven: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Please...acle+landing+o... Ah! Here tis: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/back...1975/jul75.pdf |
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When Cessnas land on carriers
Richard writes:
Ok that was seriously cool. Wonder if there are pics available. There's video of the actual landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9XRUbBGj8 Superlative landing, for someone who had never landed on a carrier. I guess when the lives of your entire family depend on doing it right the first time, you learn fast. |
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When Cessnas land on carriers
On Feb 22, 11:19*am, Richard wrote:
On Feb 21, 4:14*pm, Mxsmanic wrote: A true story of a Cessna that landed on the USS Midway in 1975, saving a family of seven: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Please...acle+landing+o... Ah Here tis http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/back...1975/jul75.pdf Larry Chambers, skipper of the Midway at that time and who retired as a rear admiral, is alive and well and living in Chapel Hill NC. He talks about turning his back as the helicopters were being pushed overboard on his order, because he expected to be court martialed for ordering them into the water and did not want to say he actually saw them splashed. When principle and statute clashed he chose principle. Can you say 'role model?" |
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