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| 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... |