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Jack Cook
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The phrase ''blazing a trail'' takes on a whole mew meaning :shock: :?
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F-8E of VF-11 losed a main mount and goes off the angle deck of the FDR but the pilot got out. 8)

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Yeah they do that when they sneeze.... :shock:

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That photo gave me flashbacks to being a kid and getting a book on Aircraft carriers. Dug it off the shelf and here are 3 more from that event.

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And the right after followed by the pilot going one way and the F8 into the drink.
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Didn't the pilot wind up landing back on the flight deck and never got wet (except for one medium sized area of his flight suit)

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Bad start- bad end :(

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Thanks be to the angle deck. :o
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