CARRIER | Flight Deck Danger | PBS

[Merlin5by5]

I was on the Ranger, CV 61, which was a 1500 man weapon of war.

Now, when I pull up beside it at san diego harbor, it looks tiny compared

to modern flat tops. The sent it to Bremerton to prep it for museum, or

to scrap it. This is a legenday ship, she deserves better than the scrap

yard. IF you can, please support the ussranger. o r g in Oregon.

[Merlin5by5]

I was on the Ranger, CV 61, which was a 1500 man weapon of war.

Now, when I pull up beside it at san diego harbor, it looks tiny compared

to modern flat tops. The sent it to Bremerton to prep it for museum, or

to scrap it. This is a legenday ship, she deserves better than the scrap

yard. IF you can, please support the ussranger. o r g in Oregon.

[ffifer52]

did 3 years onboard the USS Midway CVA41 port cat crew. It's the most dangerous enviroment on earth. but I loved every minute of it.

[mgwilliams1000]

Everything. And I mean EVERTHING is dangerous in this work. I did 11 deployments aboard these flight decks in a 30 year span. It is as professional of work as any on the earth.

[jinxd66]

That's a A-6E Intruder not a EA-6B Prowler!

[ccaring1]

@jinxd66 That is a Prowler not a A-6E...check the tail!

[dkkght46]

VAQ-138

Ike, Kennedy & Ranger

[chardonnaytheparrot]

" you don't want the people to go in the water" fdlol

[nddy59]

i just got out the NAVY and i miss it already .. Abh2 .. cvn-72 V1 flightdeck

[leviathan625]

@nddy59 I was in V-2 division onboard lincoln. from 89-93

[woodash1]

What an excellent series. I thoroughly enjoyed all ten parts.

[Kiddo0485]

I worked on E2's for 5 years (Hummers). The flight deck was my favorite part of the job. Such an adrenaline rush. VAW-123 Avionics!

[ccaring1]

@Kiddo0485 You haven't lived until you've been shot off a flt. deck! One of my best memories that I'll never forget.

[925explicit]

abh on carriers go out more than us abh's on gators but we have more fun due to the smallness of our flight deck getting blown off is a bigger adrenaline rush plus feeling those 53,60s,cobras,hueys,and seahawks blowing you away is great. And chocking and chaining them is no joke you get as close to the ledge of the deck as you possibily can lol... and launching harriers is the best feeling ever! hooyah v-1 fly 2!

[WesWes1088]

I am going in the Navy and tested it to the ABH really pumped about it!

[Scott19seventy5]

Oh damn...Good Luck...Thats a HARD job...I would think about another rate that doesn't require you to be stuck on the boat your whole life.

[cypris2003]

the AB rate is the best and hardest working on a carrier long hours and little sleep you will find your self sleeping in weird places lol trust me i used to be a ABE and sometimes all the AB's slept even on the cat walk lol but i miss it

[ggx7]

whats your rate now?

[cypris2002]

i was a ABE good luck we all in the AB rate work very long hours when you first get on board dont think negative it hard work but it is also fun

[affiliate30]

whatever you do don't go to the Navy as an ABH V-1 division or V-2 you work all day everyday and I am talking hard dangerous work by the way don't get yourself anywhere close to the flight deck period, trust me on this

[ccaring1]

@affiliate30 Working on the flt. deck ranks right up there with being a iron worker.

[aviationwingnut]

Actually, the guy who got sucked into the Intruder intake DID survive it. With relatively minor injuries. I've seen a video he gave a few hours afterwards, as well as one he's given since being discharged. He lived through it. The junk the engine spit out as it was destructing was his crainal and ear protection. It sucked those things right off of his head.

[towndrunk1234]

You BIG baby, perhaps you would rather have your boots on the ground in Iraq!

[F18Topphatters]

i take it that guy din't survive that got sucked into the intake

[JustinAshley]

He did survive I think he was wearing a tool pouch and tools whent through the turbine causing the engine to fod out which is what you saw with all the sparks coming out of the exhaust he was lucky.

[goldenhide]

His cranial (flight deck helmet) wasn't fully strapped and was yanked off his head and fodded out the engine.

Just got off a quick CQ with "The Old Salt" she's a very nice ship with a great Ship's Company.

[azseal]

I'm a former C-2A Greyhound crewchief for VRC-40 DET 1. AD2(NAC/AW). I miss the flight deck. especially cats and traps. I've got about 200.

[SmoothOperator93]

can someone tell me the requirements to fly jets in the military

[MurfDawgSC]

first and foremost you have to be an officer

[mayhemlee]

20/20 vision as well

[abhcvn72]

CVN72, CV66(R.I.P.), CVN73, Go V-1!

[Mixicans]

i was an ABH on CV 66 last crew , V3

[100Versityle]

AT3 TS/FC VS-21 CV-63 "pretty" hawk.

[BoomerNavy70]

Makes every civilian job boring in comparison. Been out for over 30 years and still miss it.

GO NAVY!

[navylarz]

AME3 VAQ135 during filming.

This is how it is.

[padraicohare]

V-2 Division!

[iceheart920]

Jez, those flight decks seem like a death zone.

[ggx7]

its true, aviation has the highest statistics for mishaps/injuries and i'm part of that statistic

aviation domination baby

[cypris2002]

i was a ABE on board the USS Coral Sea loved the job loved the guys on the flight deck it was really a controlled chaos but we who worked flight ops felt home in this

[rcow38]

Was on the Shangri-la off the coast of Vietnam, the ship was to be decommissioned as soon as she got home so no new people were sent aboard. We had a seaman from my division had to do mess duty. He was taking trash to fantail in the hangar deck , was walking behind a A4 turning up and was blown off the hangar deck into the ocean. Was picked up by the guard ship. Was something else.

[mkl62]

I was stationed on the America as an AK. I had to go on the flight deck a few times for working parties. There were no flight ops during those times. But we were always told to enter and exit the flight deck via the island. NEVER do so on the starboard side.

[American4eternity]

what is that song called that starts like "its a long way to paradise" or somethning like that

[85eagle]

I support inpeach because of the Republican tryinf for a stupid sex thing with Clinton! If the death of 4,000 and counting plus around 40,000 injured for life vets that gentlemen is appalling!

God Bless, Jeagle85

[13839windemere]

I spent my flightdeck time with VA36 aboard the USS Enterprise off Viet Nam in '65 & '66.

Watching this, I felt that same gut turning excitement that I felt 40 years ago.

This shit is real and I will never forget it!

[TheCaucasoid]

Nimitz tries but will never be as good as Connie.

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

CONNIE? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

[tyggerss]

The USS Constellation, I assume...

[cypris2002]

yes Connie was the nick mane of the USS Constellation

[FFATM]

I was an ABH on the USS Tarawa in 88' when the Connie caught on fire. Seeing that much smoke coming from a CV is unforgettable. So was the courage and professionalism of her crew in fighting those fires for 2 days.

[RachToma]

amfib? okay. abh2 yellow on the stennis. Fly 2! baby!

[395OKRN]

Awesome!! It makes me so proud of our men and women in uniform. Thank you all.

[roodyer]

i saw a seagull got sucked in by S3(viking) aka. shitcan..because the size of the turbine its so big look like a trashcan..well' when it came out of exhaust is just a big fireball..S3 was called down' engine check cpl' of turbine blades were warped..the spare was launch..working up in flightdeck is never been a dull moment..

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

I used to work in procurement of airplane parts, and I remember reading about people that got sucked into the engines........scary! I especially worry, my son is on a deck of an aircraft carrier and he is a plane captain. Last summer he got injured running after an incoming plane.

[vik32360]

Wow ! True heros and heroines !!!

[smkinhotpepper]

when its time to go to work this is my office and i wouldnt trade it for a desk for one minute the navy is my life and when im at work its a good day

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

Ok this part of CARRIER upsets me, because my son is on the deck and he the flight deck crew. He catches planes.........and he actually did get very injured during the summer cruise. He was lucky to have his goggles on otherwise, he would have put out his eyes as well.

[mamacal123]

you guys are absolutely awesome...we appreciate your work!

ps My sister in law works this type of work (not just for men)

[petete21521]

AO1 Rivera, USS MIDWAY CV-41 1999-2004, LOVED IT AND MISS IT, FLY NAVY.

[weipeiwu2000]

I can't wait until APRIL 27!

[drott5]

What an appreciation this gives you for what the plane pushers, ord. techs, grapes, and everyone else does on the flight deck. You cannot have a bad day up there. Not to downplay flight deck jobs, but I'm glad I chose what I did when I did my own stint of service in the Navy.

[melioped]

PBS is telling us how things are... wow nice video did you see it at 2:09 and 2:12-2:13

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

Yes I saw it, and there are so many dangers that they didn't even mention. My son is a flight deck crew member on another ship, and it scares me!

[CVAN687478]

Bless All airdale deck apes.......

[AgainstTheeWickedly]

The guy at 02:09 actually survived. I saw another video about this actual incident. He was sucked in but he stuck in its throat (as it were) and didn't actually get pulled right into the turbine blades. He walked away. Luckiest man on earth.

[Boyinabox]

I thought it was that it was because his helmet got sucked off and jammed the fan which allowed him to be pulled out before he followed. Whatever happened he sure was a lucky SOB.

[Cg23sailor]

no helmet is going to jam those turbine blades. He got hung up on a portusion inside the intake, a pitot tube or other intrument reading device. His cranial got sucked off his head and went through the engine causing the engine to shred itself and rip itself apart. The Pilot reacted quickly and shut the plane down thereby allowing the rest of the crew to pull the guy back out the intake.

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

It is a truly scary thing. I've also heard about the cord breaking when it's stopping a plane, and it cut a petty officer in half a couple years ago on the USS Kitty Hawk.

[FFATM]

That's extremely rare. Those trap wires can each take 1,000 landings and the ABEs keep meticulous records, changing them every 100 landings.

[MasterFina]

Glad to hear he's okay.