B-52 Low-Pass on a Carrier?

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:57 am

Well, it is just that the scale of the plane compared to the aircraft on the deck seemed a bit off, but hey, I am no expert.

Cool looking shot either way.

T2 Ernie · **Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:46 pm

I can report with 100% certainty that in 1979, an MC-130E flew down the deck of the USS Nimitz, dumped 7 rolls of toilet paper on it, & chaffed the deck!

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:47 pm

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I once read about a B-29 returning from a mission that flew over a carrier and decided to have some fun with them by lining up and coming in with gear and flaps down!

I once heard a similar story, but it was a C-47 and the ship was the training carrier USS Wolverine in Lake Michigan. As a joke the pilot set up for a landing..apparently the ship was flashing every light and firing flares like crazy until the pilot aborted the approach. Maybe a "sea story," but funny nonetheless.

SN

airnutz · **Posted:** Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:49 am

Jesse C. wrote:

Well, it is just that the scale of the plane compared to the aircraft on the deck seemed a bit off, but hey, I am no expert.

Actually the scale works out nicely, Jesse...the length of the Ranger is
almost 7-times the length of a '52...by the thumb, it's quite close.

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