F/A-18 Trap

F-18 Trap
Getting Aboard!

F/A-18 Hornet ready to catch the #2 arresting wire.

The LSO's, (Landing Signal Officer), platform can be seen just above and toward the rear of the aircraft.
F-18 Trap
A successful trap during carrier qualifications
off the southern coast of California.


Photos taken on Nov. 13, 1996 by Dennis Franklin, 30 miles off the coast of southern California.
Ship speed was 9 knots , wind across the flight deck was 25 knots.

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