How To Land A Fighter On An Aircraft Carrier On A Stormy Night
For Navy fighter aircrews, the toughest part of any combat mission can be getting home. Here's how they do it.
By LCDR Joe “Smokin†Ruzicka May 19, 2016
It’s dark—scary dark. Like when you are five years old hiding under the covers to avoid monsters dark.
There might be a few stars in the sky and maybe a partial moon above a thick layer of clouds near the ocean floor. But below the cloud deck is just a vast expanse of black ocean; every once in a while a large tanker might break up the darkness with its running lights. While it's nice to see someone else out there with you, that distant tanker really can’t do anything to help you.
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