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Keith Willshaw wrote: "Peter Twydell" wrote in message ... In article , 87015 writes Many years back I recall a Sea Harrier landing on a container ship or such rather than ditch in the sea. There was a two page spread about it in the magazine "Air Pictorial" a few weeks after the incident. This was in the late 1980's. Of course I do know (and have seen the photos) of the 1960's trials with a C-130 on a USN carrier. But has it happened at all apart from these two incidents? Anyone know? T. ISTR pictures of an Auster landing on or taking off from an RN carrier. Weren't there trials with a B-N Islander at some stage? -- Then there are the trials that involved vampires with no undercarriage and a rubber flight deck, kinky but true Keith Seem to recall that it was these experiments that lead to the angled deck. g |
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 03:19:25 GMT, Orval Fairbairn
wrote: During the Korean War, a friend of mine flew some staff officers to a carrier in an L-17 (military version of the Navion) to help plan the Inchon invasion. Apparently, there were several Navions involved and it happened more than once. They had no arresting gear, but probably didn't need it, either. Was ysour friend a Naval Aviator? If not, did he get some training in carrier landings? vince norris |
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Back when the Navy was looking for an advanced jet trainer I remember
seeing a picture of an F104B on a carrier. Did this really happen or was it a PR photo montage? Having flown 104s the idea of operating ONto a carrier gives me pause. Off, with a hefty cat shot, no problem. Walt BJ |
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Was ysour friend a Naval Aviator? If not, did he get some training in
carrier landings? vince norris Nope -- he was an Army enlisted man (CA NG), activated to Korea. They needed recon pilots and asked for people who knew how to fly. He had extensive experience -- even owned a P-40 for awhile back then. It was really no big trick to land a Navion on a carrier steaming into the wind. Although I have no Navion time I do have a few carrier landings, so I would accept that; but I'm surprised the military would risk passengers of any importance on such a flight. vince norris |
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I have a photo of a Fokker F-28 on very short approach to a carrier...I know
there was a study on the use of the F-28 but I have yet to see one actually on the carrier. Ted |
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Of course there was the use of U-2's off of a carrier.
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I think a version of the Bae-145/Avro Rj was proposed for a COD aircraft for
the UK Ron Tucson AZ C-421 air ambulance |
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"Anonymous" wrote in message ...
87015 wrote in message ... Many years back I recall a Sea Harrier landing on a container ship or such rather than ditch in the sea. There was a two page spread about it in the magazine "Air Pictorial" a few weeks after the incident. This was in the late 1980's. Landed on a container ship called the Lago Lacare(sp.) which promptly claimed salvage rights on the harrier - cost the MOD a fortune to get the aircraft back! David |
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