A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrierA US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing his F/A-18 Super Hornet into the ocean by just 16 feet after a critical failure on the carrier.
See the de Havilland Sea Vampire, the experimental fighter that ushered aircraft carriers into the jet ageThe Sea Vampire's first landing on a carrier in 1945 revolutionized naval aviation and set a precedent for future aircraft carriers.