Carrier Barricade!

[@SasquatchMountainProject]

What's most amazing about this interview is that all these years later you can tell they were a great team/crew.

[@bks252]

Yep, they looked and acted like best friends. That’s the awesome thing about having a steady crew, you get close and you know what to always expect from the other crew member. These videos/stories are just fantastic.

[@timcowden3513]

I know exactly where these guys are coming from. I was a Tomcat RIO for 15 years, 450 traps, 2,500 hours in the F-14 including 3 years instructing. During the 80s at the height of the Cold War I don't ever recall cancelling a flight for weather when flying at sea. We had one night where it took six attempts to get aboard mostly due to 30-60 foot waves pushing the ship out of parameters on a black IMC night. The A-6 squadron CO launched into this mess with gas to try to save us and acouple of other guys. We went through the gas he gave us and were down to a thousand pounds with no more gas airborne. The LSO gave us a "cut" pass and we taxied into a #2 wire, thankfully without a barricade. I got down on my knees and kissed the flight deck. We then went directly to the A-6 ready room and personally thanked the CO and his BN for risking their own lives to save ours. The next night we launched into the weather again!

[@McNameeFamily-c6m]

Thank you for your service to our country, the risks you guys take are insane. I did a deployment to Canada,and one of the Canadian pilots told me we should be very proud of our pilots. US pilots are so well trained. Many years ago but I never forgot it

[@McNameeFamily-c6m]

It's actually a funny story it wss 3 days after 9/11 in cold Lake air base. Some British pilots , Canadian pilots and 1 USAF F15 pilot. Came to the NCO club. The British and Canadian pilots told us our guys were awesome. The 1 American F 15 pilot told us those guys were guys were crazy. Alot of low level flying with birds all over the place. All Americans so so proud of our military pilots

[@darinallen338]

I was on Ranger that night, on watch in CIC.

[@FrankSleighter-pm5vx]

I was on Ranger 86-90 , I was probably deck edge Cat one. Fun wet night.

[@Iliasstaridas]

Wow what a story!I saw it two times in a row to fully comprehend it!

[@Heliosphan33]

I love listening to these guys.

[@gregoryleewalker]

We had two barricade landings when I was aboard the IKE. An A-7D and an A-6E that couldn't lower their tail hook.

[@Jagjagula]

Love these stories guys!! Thank you for your service gentlemen. God bless old glory!!

[@danh4026]

: CLARA : You sound good, keep it coming…

[@jonnyjungle8096]

Absolutely cold as ICE boys❄️❄️💪🏽. A proper nights work🤣🤣🫡

[@jptucsonaz8503]

So glad you made back, safe & sound! Whew! Now, out of curiosity, when Tomcats took the barricade, what types of damage did it take? I imagine a few antennas & probes had to be replaced... I always wondered about the slats & landing gear doors getting bent up or ripped off. BTW, it looked pretty gentle - though short (i.e. quick stop), but how rough by comparison to a normal trap? But, as is always said - you walked away, so great landing! ...I just thought of this as I was about a second from hitting the post button. How do they score a barricade trap on the Greenie board?

[@GrimReaper-wz9me]

INCREDIBLE! Thank You!

[@B.Heff03]

Sheesh. Great story guys

[@BrianRhodes9763]

VF-32 had the first night barricade in an F-14 A/C 200 3JAN87.

[@rayrasbeary3081]

Yep…I was in VF-14 for that cruise. Our aircraft 106 was the cause of that barricade…rough night at sea.

[@BrianRhodes9763]

@@rayrasbeary3081 I talked with that pilot some time after the incident, he still had a limp from the ejection. Do you remember Chappy from the airframe shop?

[@PeterB-x1z]

Great video. Wow...

[@stanstenson8168]

OK, as an old ordnanceman, how can you rig the barricade upside down? Is that even possible?

[@mattjacomos2795]

"so we got that goin' for us.... which is nice..."

[@Budsplace]

No shit there I was, thought I was gonna die.

[@94Whiskey]

And just laugh about it......