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History of LSOs as BatsMen
« on: December 19, 2013, 12:50:41 am »
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Re: History of LSOs as BatsMen
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2013, 06:55:31 am »
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Re: History of LSOs as BatsMen
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2013, 12:34:00 pm »
fantastic article - many thanks
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Re: History of LSOs as BatsMen
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2013, 03:37:06 pm »
Spaz,
Good stuff, made me think of this thread and pictures of carrier landings back in the day (dangerous stuff). http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=50950

I especially like the sequence attached below (source warbirdinfo exhancge)

Looks like the LSO is running for cover, just barely makes it out of harms way!  :o

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Re: History of LSOs as BatsMen
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2013, 07:01:58 pm »
That's... really scary. :o
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Re: History of LSOs as BatsMen
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2013, 05:50:19 am »
I recall CDR David 'Sex' Fravor's words:
"It's a dangerous job... It'll kill you in a second..."
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