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Sailor injured in mishap aboard San Diego-based Carl Vinson aircraft carrier
2017-11-07
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Friend of my son flew F114s off carriers. (yes I am that old).

His stories of night ops were mind blowing.

It definitely takes a different breed of cat to fly them or work the deck.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-11-07 16:57  

#3  When I was in the Navy, the gossip was that at least a dozen of the crew and maybe 1 from each squadron would be killed in one cruise.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2017-11-07 16:20  

#2  Carriers are dangerous places, even more so topside during flight ops.
Posted by: Jeremiah Black9888   2017-11-07 09:00  

#1  From what I've seen and heard about aircraft carriers it is mind boggling that serious injury doesn't occur hourly.

Talk about a high risk mechanical environment.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-11-07 08:13  

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