Mark A. Erickson wrote:
>
> Year:1965
> Location: USS Independence (CVA-62), somewhere in the South China Sea
> Mission: Flight of a top secret aircraft
>
> As the crew stood in silence, a dark shape approached the ship from astern.
> Heading in low and slow this unknown aircraft flew to amidships and hovered
> just a few feet above the deck. As we waited for this plane to fall out of
> the sky, it flew to the bow then it flew backwards to the fantail, back to
> amidships then left ro right. Finally, it slowly it came to rest on the
> flightdeck. Upon restart, a puff of black smoke rose from the plane,
> nothing happened. Another puff of smoke, still nothing. Then the plane was
> pushed to the side and tied down. Seems the Brits only brought two
> shotshells with them.
>
> Just think, if the TR's were fired-up by shotshells, we all would be in a
> world of shit.
>
> Have pictures
>
> Mark
>
> > From: Johnny Storm:- International Racing car driver
> <hiu06f@bangor.ac.uk>
> > To: jon paschke <birdman@lightspeed.net>
> > Cc: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: Weber DCOE
> > Date: Wednesday, October 08, 1997 1:24 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, jon paschke wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > And who designed the harrier jump jet??:-)
> > > >
> > > > Johnny
> > >
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> > >
> > > and who improved it???
> >
> > The british with real use in the falklands!
> >
> > Johnny
> > '77 spit 1500
Mark,
Have you heard anybody say "touche'" yet. I haven't!
Joe '"63 Spit
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