[rlmorel]

IIRC, Adm. Flatley was the son of Adm. Flatley of WWII fame, and was also the guy who landed and took off in a C-130 aboard the USS Forrestal!

So he has guts!

[Zathras]

That is astonishing!
I sat in the pilot seat parked on the ground of a C130 and can’t even imagine what guts that would take.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I’ve read about that. They had to clear the deck to allow the C-130 to land and take off so it was deemed to not be practical.

[blam]

"IIRC, Adm. Flatley was the son of Adm. Flatley of WWII fame, and was also the guy who landed and took off in a C-130 aboard the USS Forrestal!"

Pic of the Day: C-130 Flies Off a Carrier

This awesome photo shows a Marine Corps KC-130F Hercules piloted by Navy Lt. James H. Flateley III taking off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in 1963.

[dp0622]

COOL!