Nice pic.....heard from a crewman on a carrier that you had to watch...

that main wing when it was in the raised elevated angle of attack position while servicing the aircraft. The Crusader had a long service record.

He mentioned that some ground crew had lost some part of their arm or hands if it came down suddenly.

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Posted: 05/14/2018 at 07:32AM

My other jet..................** -- F4EHokie 05/13/2018 8:31PM

Nice pic.....heard from a crewman on a carrier that you had to watch... -- NW Raleigh Hokie 05/14/2018 07:32AM

That was strickly on the F-8. ** -- F4EHokie 05/14/2018 08:00AM

Question... are the A-7 and F-8 in anyway at all related? -- 83Hokie 05/13/2018 8:51PM

A7 was the result of modifying the f8. -- Kudelski 05/13/2018 9:16PM

Thanks ** -- 83Hokie 05/14/2018 3:24PM

Also, the F-8 was strictly Navy, whereas the A-7 was Navy and AF. ** -- F4EHokie 05/14/2018 07:07AM

Sort of like the F4 was developed for the Navy, and the AF liked... -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2018 07:32AM

Nice pic.....heard from a crewman on a carrier that you had to watch...

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