Greatest Number of Traps

It was never a competition!!
We did it because it was our job and duty.

"W. D. Allen Sr." wrote in message
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Just curious....

Who in the Navy holds the record for greatest number of carrier trap
landings? And what's his total number of traps?

WDA
VF-24 & VA-192



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"niceguy" wrote in message
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It was never a competition!!
We did it because it was our job and duty.

And probably because you had nowhere else to land. The man asked a simple
polite question: there exists/existed a naval aviator who had more carrier
traps than anyone else; who was he and how many? No one is claiming he's the
best/greatest/whatever; it's just a matter of stastitics, Mr. Anonymous.

Glenn D.

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:15:20 GMT, "Glenn Dowdy"
wrote:


"niceguy" wrote in message
hlink.net...
It was never a competition!!
We did it because it was our job and duty.

And probably because you had nowhere else to land. The man asked a simple
polite question: there exists/existed a naval aviator who had more carrier
traps than anyone else; who was he and how many? No one is claiming he's the
best/greatest/whatever; it's just a matter of stastitics, Mr. Anonymous.

Glenn D.


It is an interesting question and worthy of a better response than
that offered by "niceguy"--which seems to be rendered oxymoronic by
the offering.

Having seen more than a few (hundred) naval aviatiors wearing various
"Centurion" patches, this old AF driver knows that logging lots of
traps was something that most guys were very proud of.

I only managed to ride through 3---two Phantom and one COD during a
visit to Forrestal. And, those were clear weather, bright sunshine,
calm seas in the Med. Wouldn't have liked to do it on a regular basis.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com

The name of RADM James Flatley III has been mentioned in that regard. I
have no way of verifying it.

Here's the Tailhook Association's list of people with 1000 or more traps:
http://www.tailhook.org/GrandClub.html

--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)

Thanks, John.

WDA



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"John Miller" wrote in message
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The name of RADM James Flatley III has been mentioned in that regard. I
have no way of verifying it.

Here's the Tailhook Association's list of people with 1000 or more traps:
http://www.tailhook.org/GrandClub.html

--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)

"W. D. Allen Sr." wrote:

Thanks, John.

WDA



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"John Miller" wrote in message
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The name of RADM James Flatley III has been mentioned in that regard. I
have no way of verifying it.

Here's the Tailhook Association's list of people with 1000 or more traps:
http://www.tailhook.org/GrandClub.html

--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)

Found via google, dated June 14th, 2002:

"Cmdr. Ted Carter has set a new record in naval aviation. He has made 1646
carrier landings, more than any other Navy officer in history."

Carter's an NFO, and he apparently hadn't stopped there. Full story he

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...?story_id=2065

Another site says that Flatley's total was 1,608. I suspect the Brits probably
have a few up the anyone know what Eric Brown's total is?

Guy

On 3/18/05 10:10 AM, in article , "John Miller"
wrote:

The name of RADM James Flatley III has been mentioned in that regard. I
have no way of verifying it.

Here's the Tailhook Association's list of people with 1000 or more traps:
http://www.tailhook.org/GrandClub.html


A close look at that list reveals that CAPT Lites Leenhouts tops the list
with 1645 traps. Not surprising given his reputation (bagger).

--Woody

Doug "Woody" and Erin Beal wrote:
A close look at that list reveals that CAPT Lites Leenhouts tops the list
with 1645 traps. Not surprising given his reputation (bagger).

Hey, good catch, Woody. And LCDR Arthur Critser (NFO) appears to be the
overall leader with 1,888 traps.

--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)
Surplus (For sale or trade):
Tektronix 465B oscilloscope
New Fellowes leather brief/notebook case

Ed,

Wouldn't have liked to do it on a regular basis.

Especially over the Gulf of Tonkin, night, low state, dancing deck, no
tanker airborne, dodging tstms and misguided attempts by rookie controllers
to marshal you over Hainan Island. g

--
Mike Kanze

"When we talk to God we are praying; when God talks to us, we are
schizophrenic."

- Lily Tomlin


"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:15:20 GMT, "Glenn Dowdy"
wrote:


"niceguy" wrote in message
thlink.net...
It was never a competition!!
We did it because it was our job and duty.

And probably because you had nowhere else to land. The man asked a simple
polite question: there exists/existed a naval aviator who had more carrier
traps than anyone else; who was he and how many? No one is claiming he's
the
best/greatest/whatever; it's just a matter of stastitics, Mr. Anonymous.

Glenn D.


It is an interesting question and worthy of a better response than
that offered by "niceguy"--which seems to be rendered oxymoronic by
the offering.

Having seen more than a few (hundred) naval aviatiors wearing various
"Centurion" patches, this old AF driver knows that logging lots of
traps was something that most guys were very proud of.

I only managed to ride through 3---two Phantom and one COD during a
visit to Forrestal. And, those were clear weather, bright sunshine,
calm seas in the Med. Wouldn't have liked to do it on a regular basis.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com

HUH?

"Glenn Dowdy" wrote in message
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"niceguy" wrote in message
link.net...
It was never a competition!!
We did it because it was our job and duty.

And probably because you had nowhere else to land. The man asked a simple
polite question: there exists/existed a naval aviator who had more carrier
traps than anyone else; who was he and how many? No one is claiming he's
the best/greatest/whatever; it's just a matter of stastitics, Mr.
Anonymous.

Glenn D.