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It was never a competition!!
We did it because it was our job and duty. "W. D. Allen Sr." wrote in message ... 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 end |
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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. |
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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 |
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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(@) |
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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 |
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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 ... 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 |
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HUH?
"Glenn Dowdy" wrote in message ... "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. |
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Mr Dowdy:
How many "traps" did you have? I only had about 130, some in AFs on CVEs, most in S2s on CVs, CVAs, and CVSs. Ed "Glenn Dowdy" wrote in message ... "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. |
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