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Oct 14, 2012
Aircraft Carrier
MOVING DECK LANDINGS -Aircraft Carrier: USS NIMITZ
DOES THIS BRING BACK FOND MEMORIES TO SOME OF US?
This is very unnerving, landing with deck pitching 30 feet, at night, low on fuel. Incredible. You will never forget viewing this. I have seen a lot of aviation emails but the two videos below are undoubtedly the best.
Turn on your sound and go full screen.
This will definitely hold your attention.
These videos show the difference between Naval Aviation and any other kind. The links below are two outstanding videos about F-18 carrier operations aboard the USS Nimitz during weather that causes a severely pitching deck, which you can see in the videos. It's more dangerous than most combat missions and the tension in the pilots and crew is very apparent.. Watch Part 1 first, then Part 2. Great videos.
Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
Contributed by empehi66
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That was amazing and scary. I have always had a respect for our Navy pilots, but it has just increased after watching those videos. Thanks for sharing.
Gaye in PA
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Glad you enjoyed it. I've watched it several times now. Mesmerizing to me and gives me a new appreciation for how dangerous, aside from combat, just the training can be.
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Pam
Thanks for these videos, Pam. My son spent 2 1/2 years attached to #69 - the Eisenhower - aircraft carrier, including two deployments to the middle east. His quarters were just below the deck, and he sent one video of life on board. When the planes took off it was so loud and the room shook so much that he couldn't talk and be heard. He told us to imagine sleeping when the planes took off every several minutes all night long, every night.
We were fortunate enough to have gone on a "tiger cruise" on his ship, for families and friends of the Navy personnel who are attached to that ship. It is a day I will never forget. We boarded the Eisenhower in predawn dark and debarked from his port for the whole day under way on the ocean. About 6,000 service men and women make the ship a city when deployed, and family and friends on this trip totaled about the same. Imagine the logistics of meals! We had a demonstration of the planes taking off and landing. I had to put my arms over my chest at the same time as I covered my ears (even with ear plugs) because the sound and the percussion was so great when a plane took off. During the demonstration, among the other capabilities shown, we saw two planes go through the sound barrier right in front of us - and we could see the white ring around the plane as the barrier was broken. You can check out those photos on the internet. Truly amazing!!!
The power and might of this country as shown in just one aircraft carrier was truly awesome. Just watching the planes take off and land while on the ocean was incredible. Our trip was on a beautiful day, so I am so appreciative of the skill and daring of these pilots under difficult circumstances.
It is humbling to see what we never even imagine is happening every day to keep us protected as a nation. We have some pretty amazing Americans out there, though they think what they are doing is 'just normal.'
Thanks again.
MC
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Glad you enjoyed it. I've watched it several times now. Mesmerizing to me and gives me a new appreciation for how dangerous, aside from combat, just the training can be.
Pam
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MC -- love this story!
Judy Halligan Willingham '66
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* Jim Seaman MPHS 66 served on a carrier during Vietnam.
* John Heckler MPHS 67 recently went on a Tiger Cruise on his son's ship.
Anyone else serve on a carrier? (Or, as we Marines call them BGB's - Big Grey Boats) - just to make the Navy mad.
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The last photo is photo shoped. I fly Air Force C-17's often and they are too large to land on a carrier. Good photo, though.
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Oct 10, 2012
Oaklawn Roller Rink Tornado 1967
Friday April 21, 1967 the Oak Lawn Roller Rink was destroyed by a tornado
"The roar was deafening like the end of the world howling Death banshee, and instantly we became limp rag dolls suspended in a slow motion 300 mph black whirlwind with particles slashing and cutting our entire bodies like hundreds of razor blades. I could feel an intense pressure trying to crush me in a sort of vacuum as I was spinning in a blender of death. Things were bashing my body as they exploded at tremendous speeds. I could feel my body being wrung like a dishrag and then I felt a heavy blow to the right side of my head and I was out."
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Palos Hills - Oak Lawn - Chicago
At 5:30 P.M., another strong, later F4-estimated, tornado touched down near Palos Hills. Near the beginning of its path, the tornado downed multiple trees and two high transmission electrical towers. It strengthened and in the space of six minutes, tore a 16.2-mile (65 mph ground speed) swath of destruction through Oak Lawn, Hometown, Evergreen Park, and devastated the south side of Chicago before moving offshore to Lake Michigan as people were stuck in traffic during Friday rush hour. Many of the deaths occurred at traffic lights, where vehicles were thrown by the tornado. For that reason, this tornado ended up being the deadliest in the outbreak. Thirty-three people were killed and 1000 were injured, including 16 deaths alone at the intersection of Southwest Highway and W. 95th St. (US-12/20) in Oak Lawn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Oak_Lawn_tornado_outbreak
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Oct 9, 2012
The Lone Ranger...this will make you smile
This is really funny..To all of us oldsters, the Long Ranger was as pure as the wind driven snow...
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