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Carrier Week and an Announcement...

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That show with the F-14 losing its engine is actually pretty old. I saw that one before I joined back in 96 so its probably older than that. I just wanted to let you know because you can get it in the discovery store for 15 bucks and its actually 2 or 3 hours long(not sure). The part they showed the other night was cut from the longer version called Carrier: Fortress at Sea. It shows all of shipboard life and they interview more people from below decks. Its a really good show to see what carrier life is like. So hopefully they will replay the full version sometime soon. If not, the videos pretty cheap.
 
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A friend of mine was on the Carl Vinson during the filming of "Carrier: Fortress at Sea". He was assigned to, or at least had a direct part in helping the production team. He told me of some very interesting stories like one of the Discovery guys (really old) going up in a Tomcat, and something that shocked me: the F-14 flame out actually killed the pilots involved. He was there when they brought the bodies back and he said he couldn't even describe how mangled up they were. I'm sure ejecting when you're already going over 600 knots can get pretty messy. Anyone else out there from that cruise that can provide more info? He said it was one of the first things to happen in the deployment.
 
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I couldn't believe it either. I watched it again and looked at the guys faces when they returned and also while they were watching the video of themselves. Looks like the real thing to me too. But I've gotta believe my buddy. He isn't the kind of guy that goes around lying. In fact, he's currently at Pax River (P-3's) and will be leaving the Navy after a 15 year career in order for him to train for the mission field with his family. So close to retirement, but he believes its what's right. I guess it will be doubted unless someone else who was there chimes in on the issue.
 
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I actually expect that it is a combination of the producers and Navy PR peeps that are behind the cover-up. It probably went something like this: The producers had the film and story, drooling over the sensationalism, and the Navy, wanting to avoid the problems associated with airing a fatal accident, came to a compromise. Show the malfunctoin, but show the happy ending. You know the producers had to sign some consent form to film aboard the carrier.

BTW, best wishes to your friend on his new career.

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