Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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SKYRAIDER approaches at 80 knots. LSO has just signalled Cut,,' pilot will try 3-point landing. ONE-POINT LANDING sometimes occurs when ship rolls, or from cross winds. Wheel strut withstood shock, plane was undamaged. ON THE RUN from either side before plane has stopped, men will release tailhook from wire, hydraulically operated cable will slithei' back to position, pilot will taxi forward. LSO IS TENSE AT EACH LANDING. THE SKYRAIDERS RETURN

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CLEARING THE DECK for the next landing, as soon as tail hook is released from G-ASSING tiptanks, hoseman uses special ladder cable, Panther taxies to forward end of flight deck. to climb folded wing. SIX MEN clamber over returned jet Besides gas crew plane captain IS checking canopy and ordnancemen have new load of rockets ANOTHER FLIGHT safely in flight deck crew makes use of time before next event AFTER JET RECOVERY Once all the jets have been parked, flight deck crew has a brief rest. Gas crew refills tanks, ordnancemen reload guns and bomb racks, plane captains check for damage or faulty equipment, and if pilot has reported equipment fail- ure, maintenance men imme- diately start repairs I I I

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SKYRAIDER CRASH Carrier landings are tricky business occasionally. It looks OK when it goes by the LSO, but anything can still hap- pen. Here the left Wheel strut snaps, plane skids on left wing, stops overhanging the catwalk. Firefighters insure safety by spraying plane with foam, although no fire oc- curred. Fire is greatest ship- board danger.