End of course of catapult, " 59 "
is airborne by nothing when almost reaching the deck's end. I had the
occasion to see a heavy loaded Alizé suffering a bad power setting of the
catapult device and plunge toward sea with a recovery a few centimeters
before reaching water. After landing, the pilot saw the deck responsibles and
roared as loud as a Corsair's radial engine at take-off!!!! He was the late
Gérard Basset... |