AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Video of Aussie carrier navy aircraft in action in 1970/80s          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Planes, gliders and flying in Australia View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jennifier Walsh Guest Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:58 pm    Post subject: Video of Aussie carrier navy aircraft in action in 1970/80s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTwFBhfz1Hg Back when we in Ozstrayila had a real NAVY, heres a view of the HMAS Melbourne and the shortest ever deck on which S-2 and A-4s ever flew off and landed on.... My mates dad flew A-4G Skyhawks from her and has many stories to tell. Story one i love is - a USMC or USN driver landed in a A4 and didnt beleive he could on such a short trapping deck, gets out and sprays on side i landed on HMAS Melb.... xx date on side of his skyhawk.. The sad thing is the HMAS Melbourne weas scrapped and towed to China... Back to top Peter Creswick Guest Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Video of Aussie carrier navy aircraft in action in 1970/ A true story that I have heard before. JB, who once posted here, could probably tell you all about it. HMAS Melbourne had a chequered career in the RAN. The German Navy had "pocket" battleships, as powerful as cruisers, as fast as destroyers. We had "a pocket carrier", faster than some frigates and destroyers liked, but as destructive as an ice-breaker. Actually it was an "optical" problem. Being such a "small" carrier, it "looked", to destroyer crews, further away than it was, with tragic outcomes, twice, and a few other "near misses", according to some who served in her time, or so I was told. "Jennifier Walsh" <markgesus (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1179313104.532164.17160 (AT) k79g2000hse (DOT) googlegroups.com... Quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTwFBhfz1Hg Back when we in Ozstrayila had a real NAVY, heres a view of the HMAS Melbourne and the shortest ever deck on which S-2 and A-4s ever flew off and landed on.... My mates dad flew A-4G Skyhawks from her and has many stories to tell. Story one i love is - a USMC or USN driver landed in a A4 and didnt beleive he could on such a short trapping deck, gets out and sprays on side i landed on HMAS Melb.... xx date on side of his skyhawk.. The sad thing is the HMAS Melbourne weas scrapped and towed to China... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Planes, gliders and flying in Australia All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Aviation----------------alt.aviationAviation safety EnhancementPlanes, gliders and flying in AustraliaAviation et pilotage (Français)rec.aviationAviation (Aerobatics)Hot air, gas balloons and airshipsHang-gliding, paragliding, foot-launched flightAircraft Design & BuildingInstrument Flight RulesAviation (Classifieds)Military AircraftNaval AviationAviation (Miscellaneous Topics)Owning AirplanesAviators (General Discussions)Aviation related productsAircraft RestorationHelicopters and rotary wing aircraftsFlight SimulationSailplanesAviation (Students)Light aircraftFlying related activities in the UK Airports----------------alt.airportsEdinburgh Airport Glasgow Airport Humberside Airport Luton Airport Aberdeen Airport Glasgow Prestwick Airport  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.