From: "Pete"
Date: 1/11/2004 8:37 PM Central Standard Time
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"Chad Irby" wrote

The 6" diameter arrestor cables for the B-52N were also a bit of a
problem, and were a pain to clear. Not to mention the three tailhooks
and how they were fitted to the fuselage, which reduced the bombload and
occasionally got caught on trees in low-level flight.

Apparently, waveoffs were also an 'intersting' experience.

Pete

There was the unfortunate incident where a wave off of a B-52N resulted in
cooking 3 men on the vulture's walk and blowing over 20 more off of the deck.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired