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"Paul J. Adam" writes:

I heard an anecdote that, for USN pilots at the time, the most stressful
part of strike missions over North Vietnam was landing back onto the
carrier at or after dusk... don't know whether it's true but I'm
prepared to consider it.

I read that too. I think it was in Stephen Coonts' Flight of the Intruder.

Does anybody have a good reference?

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