The squadron was an integral part of the Navy s carrier borne operations throughout the seventies and eighties and celebrated the 5000 deck landing mark in 1983.
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It was a remarkable achievement for Vought; compared to land-based counterparts, carrier aircraft are " overbuilt " and heavier, to withstand the extreme stress of deck landings.
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It's dates for contract, first flight, first carrier deck landing and acceptance for operational use and assignment to a squadron all preceded that of the F-3 Fury.
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In the USA Glenn Curtiss had flown first the AEA June Bug and then his Golden Flyer, which in 1910 achieved the first naval deck landing and takeoff.
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An engine stoppage during a simulated deck landing this date led to a rough forced landing in a farm field that flipped the aircraft over onto its back.
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On 15 July 2013, in a fourth attempt, a X-47B drone failed to make a successful flight deck landing on board the vessel due to " technical issues ."
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At the cessation of activities he joined the little group of pioneers who were struggling to develop an aircraft carrier deck landing technique on an old converted cruiser & mdash;.
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The French " Aviation Maritime " used several Nieuport 21s for deck landing training in 1920 pending the delivery of dedicated carrier aircraft such as the Nieuport-Delage NiD . 32RH.
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For the next five months, she put to sea repeatedly usually to participate in helicopter deck landing qualifications but also to conduct naval gunfire support training and other single-ship exercises.
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During one of these passes, Brown declared an emergency and was given permission to make a deck landing; a ruse which had previously been agreed with the carrier's captain, Caspar John.
