[simpits-chat] United States Navy Flops a f18 on landing

Roy Coates simpits-chat@simpits.org
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:33:09 +0000 (GMT)


On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Sean Galbraith wrote:

> I read a story about a Marine F-4 driver who had been on the boat for a
> looooong time.  He came ashore and on touch down he forgot to retard the
> throttles, and skittered through the perimeter fence and ended up stradling
> a railway line...
>

If that wasn't so tragic it'd be bloody funny!

Roy.