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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JgP5uMNYWc
Een stukje duiding:
https://tacairnet.com/2016/09/14/this-i ... y-history/
The Intruder’s flight from slavery to its Nomex-clothed naval aviator masters was short-lived.
As it climbed in an arc away from the Lexington, it began to slow down and bleed off airspeed. Now at the peak of its climb, it entered a stall and dropped like a rock.
Now it was the Lexington’s bridge crew’s turn to freak out.
The carrier was pointed directly at the falling Intruder and was steaming ahead at a steady pace to ensure that there was enough wind over the flight deck for flight ops.
They couldn’t steer the massive warship out of the way of the Intruder, which was now apparently tired of flying around on its lonesome.
Luckily, the wayward aircraft impacted the water directly in front of the Lexington, a mere 300 feet away.
In comparison, a regulation football field is 360 feet. Way too close for comfort.