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04-10-2009, 05:48 PM
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| Video Extraordinaire  Join Date: Apr 2005
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| F-18 cable break on landing Sunny
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04-10-2009, 08:23 PM
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| Older Than Dirt   Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| That's a terrible accident..... that whipping cable will take off a leg or a head........ whatever gets in it's way..... Charles
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04-10-2009, 09:08 PM
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| aka Dickcheese  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Wow. I've seen that same video from a different angle. Tragic. And a testimony to the dedication of our sailors. Every one of them does an important job and puts their lives on the line... no matter how mundane their job might seem. 
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04-10-2009, 11:21 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008
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| Jeez!! That 'Yellow Shirt' had bl**dy quick reactions, and the first 'Red Shirt', although I suspect badly injured, was lucky not to lose his legs! Those deck crew deserve the greatest respect, as do the aircrews, and the people who train them. What was it from 'Failed attempt' to punching out, 1.5 seconds?
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04-11-2009, 09:29 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | The more I see of carrier deck operations, the more I realize how incredibly dangerous that duty is. My hat goes off to those guys.
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04-11-2009, 10:34 AM
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04-11-2009, 10:39 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA.
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| They have always had my respect and it will always be that way. |
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04-11-2009, 03:58 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Wow.... My grandpa used to serve on an aircraft carrier and has told me stories about how dangerous deck operations are, especially at night. Those guys have are amazingly brave |
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