A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 catches a wire during landing aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier at a training event, Aug. 13. Pilots trained to qualify trapping, using the tail hook of an F/A-18 Hornet to grab wires on the flight deck, during the day and night training.
Date Taken: | 08.13.2012 |
Date Posted: | 08.17.2012 13:29 |
Photo ID: | 647021 |
VIRIN: | 120813-M-XW721-060 |
Resolution: | 4368x2912 |
Size: | 4.31 MB |
Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US |
Web Views: | 189 |
Downloads: | 20 |
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