Wednesday, November 17, 2010

US NAVY - Memories

These bring back memories of my Navy carrier.

Note that the squadrons I was stationed with did not deploy on the Nimitz, we deployed on the USS Hancock CVA-19, a Midway Class carrier.

Also, the USS Midway is now permanently docked in San Diego, CA as a museum. Its configuration is almost exactly like the USS Hancock.

USS Nimitz Navy Aircraft Carrier Operations

LAUNCH


RECOVERY

In the Recovery video pay attention to the comments from inside Flight Deck Control, they are very informative.

Also note that the people you see, whose job requires them to stand adjacent to the Arresting Gear will most likely die if the cable snaps after an aircraft catches it, because of the whiplash.

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