NAVAL AVIATION NEWS

 PEOPLE - PLANES - PLACES
WHAT'S THIS BIRD DOING HERE?
Published in the January/February 1999 Issue of Naval Aviation News
Photo Credit: Lt. Tom Carrington

On 11 November 1998, Blue Angels flight leader Cdr. Patrick Driscoll made history when he landed aboard Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the first arrested landing of a Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron plane aboard an aircraft carrier. Above, flight deck personnel prepare Blue Angel #1 for its historic catapult shot.