While taxing aft to the waist catapults, an E2C Hawkeye began to slide on the oily flight deck. This was caught on the PLAT (Pilot Landing Aid Television System) camera. I do not know who the guy was pulling the fuel tank that went through the propeller like a banana in a blender, but I know ABH3 Scott Earmest was sitting in the driver’s seat of the tractor when the propeller blades went across the hood. Amazingly there were no injuries.
5 сен 2024