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CDR John “Bug” Roach: A Legendary Fighter Pilot And Probably The Greatest LSO (Landing Signal Officer) Ever

January 7, 2021 David Cenciotti

If you have an interest in Naval Aviation, you must have heard about Commander John “Bug” Roach. Few days ago, the Facebook page of the National Naval Aviation Museum posted an interesting edition of their […]

This is what it looks like when you land an E-2C Hawkeye on an aircraft carrier at night

March 10, 2017 David Cenciotti

E-2C Hawkeye Night Carrier Landing from the cockpit. With radio comms. The following video was filmed on Apr. 16, 2013, and shows a night (let’s say a sunset) carrier arrested landing by a VAW-121 E-2C […]