At 02:23 AM 10/9/2001 -0500, Ronn wrote: >><snipped> >>your friend is absolutely right; anything can be bombed if the attackers >>are willing to pay the price. >>btw, just to nitpick a bit ;-), when a Naval Aviator (please don't call >>them pilots) lands aboard a carrier, that is called a "trap", not an >>arrest. however, the cables stretched across the after part of the flight >>deck are called "arresting gear". >> >>john >>(flight deck troubleshooter, VAW-121 aboard USS Eisenhower, 1979-1980) > > >An "arrest" is what the SPs perform after a night of liberty . . . > >;-) > been on both sides there ;-).
john
