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Footage Of The A-7E’s Ramp Strike on USS Midway in 1984 Says A Lot About The Dangers Of A Pitching Deck

May 20, 2020 David Cenciotti

Pitching decks can make a carrier trap landings extremely dangerous…. The video in this post was filmed aboard USS Midway on Aug. 21, 1984. It shows U.S. Navy A-7E Corsair II (BuNo 157495) belonging to […]