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WHOA! Holdin on to her all the way!

spokes2112

spokes2112

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Great pilotage keeping gravity from a 22 ton aircraft. :applause: Unfortunately 8 sailors got injured, could have been A LOT worse.

 
Going to full throttle upon landing is in case of a bolter, but a successful recovery from a broken arresting cable has got to be rare, I would think. NC
 
Navy Chief said:
Going to full throttle upon landing is in case of a bolter, but a successful recovery from a broken arresting cable has got to be rare, I would think. NC
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I agree Chief. Looking at the way it all went down I tend to think the deck's pitchup at the last moment (before the E-2 went over) may have helped save the day by buying them a bit of altitude to regain forward speed again. Professionalism at it's finest!
 
I'm sure seeing the ship's anchor pass by at eye level with the cockpit was a terrifying experience for the flight crew. Great job of naval aviating.
 
Probably only a light E-2 can pull that off, hope the new props helped, wish we had audio. E-2's also land with rear starboard (right) side escape hatch open.
 
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