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That Time They Buried an A-7E SLUF at Sea

The story of one pilot’s incredible mission during the Corsair II’s last war. Carrier aviation is rife with stories about perilously anomalous events. Cold cat shots. Cross deck pendants parting.…

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When Arresting Cables Snap Chaos Rules the Flight Deck

Unless you’ve been living under a rock without Wi-Fi you’ve probably seen the PLAT (pilot’s landing aid television) video making the rounds these days of the E-2C NP Hawkeye barely making…

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Rare Footage of mid-1960s Navy Med Cruise On USS Saratoga

Some time ago we wrote a piece about a British film by the name of “Operation Saratoga” which was shot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60) during her Mediterranean…

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Watch the USS Saratoga And Her Air Wing Showing Off For The Brits In The Med

“Operation Saratoga” is a film shot aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60) during her Mediterranean Sea cruise that took place between November 28th 1964 and July 12th…