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2022-08-30 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

F-18 that blew off carrier deck recovered...

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Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-30 10:38|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 "Once the upholstery dries out and we scrub the salt-water stains off, she should be good to go."

Posted by SteveS 2022-08-30 11:24|| 2022-08-30 11:24|| Front Page Top

#2 lol

Posted by Chris 2022-08-30 11:40|| 2022-08-30 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Considering what it cost to get this - and an F35 also - back off the bottom of the Med, discussions elsewhere about current usage US fighters / attack aircraft being sent to Ukraine, where they might fall into Russian hands, is laughable at best.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-30 11:41|| 2022-08-30 11:41|| Front Page Top

#4 "An investigation was opened to determine the cause of the incident."

~~Side effects from the Covid vaccine~~ Pilot error.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-08-30 15:36|| 2022-08-30 15:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder if this will show on its FighterFax and if the Navy will try to sell it with a salvage title?

Posted by EMS Artifact 2022-08-30 15:36|| 2022-08-30 15:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Years ago, recovered a station H-46 that crashed off NAS JAX. Even tho’ we flooded it with fresh water, after 4 days all the magnesium flight control rods were completely gone, just a wet, grey pile of ooze in the broom closet. Doubt if that Lawn Dart will fly again.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-08-30 16:42|| 2022-08-30 16:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe they could take it to Florida and park it next to the Intruder Reef.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-08-30 16:43|| 2022-08-30 16:43|| Front Page Top

#8 ...I think we're missing the real story here:

The United States Navy can find something as small as an F-18 in the middle of the Mediterranean.

And then bring it back.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2022-08-30 19:31|| 2022-08-30 19:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Mike, we've been doing that sort of thing for decades. Consider the Glomar Explorer. It picked up part of a Soviet submarine from 14000 feet deep.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-08-30 20:17|| 2022-08-30 20:17|| Front Page Top

#10 And the Glomar technology was then the basis for all the ultra-deep water oil drilling rigs.

Posted by Glenmore 2022-08-30 21:03|| 2022-08-30 21:03|| Front Page Top

#11 Doesn't make his point moot.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-30 23:21|| 2022-08-30 23:21|| Front Page Top

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