Dicey carrier take-off

[Boscombe-watcher]

I'm probably wayyyy behind the game on this one - all you old stagers will have seen this already - but WOW !! :eek:

I can't imagine that much sets your pulse racing after you've spent some time driving aircraft on & off carriers - how DID those guys do it in WWII - ordinary people doing extrordinary things - I tip my hat


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If9dJs7W3qI&feature=player_embedded

[Kubikali]

New for me! :eek:

If they would have had an window open...

[Dakota]

Wow, now that's what I call a wet take off!

Crazy stuff and one I've not seen before.

Thanks for posting BW.

[the_old_un]

I'm far to young to remember things like this :LOL:

CV14 Ticonderoga remained active for nine more months, first operating out of San Diego and then making preparations for inactivation. On 1 September 1973, the aircraft carrier was decommissioned after a board of inspection and survey found her to be unfit for further naval service. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 16 November 1973. Ther ship was disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping 1 September 1975.

[Christian]

:eek: :unsure:

Good lord, lucky crew.

Splendid video.

[Sponge Bob]

I bet they wet theirselves :eek: