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Robert Royes
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Mar. 9 1953 USS Bennington CV-20

July 21, 2017 · in Aviation · · 7 · 1.9K

Just found these on a site honoring The Bennington and her crew, The full story is related there, apparently the missed the cables.

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7 responses

  1. Wow! Great photos - was the pilot in the second panther below deck?

  2. That looks as if it could've been a lot worse... - 🙁

  3. Brings new meaning to "hole in one..."

  4. Wow! Real carrier life! They say a carrier deck is THE most dangerous workplace in the world!

  5. Well, some say "any landing you walk away from is OK" and bear in mind its a Marine plane...

  6. Almost controlled "Crash Landing"
    Regards, Dirk / The Netherlands.

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