K,
Please see post #49 immediately above which took place in .. in.. in .. er ...1960!
Also, have a look at
YouTube - U-2 carrier take offs and landings
The ETPS graduate test pilot who sorted out the early U-2G carrier landing difficulties in the mid 1960s was Sqn Ldr 'Chunky Webster'. He demonstrated the 'cut 1' (throttle to idle over the ramp) technique followed seconds later by a well timed LSO call of 'cut 2' (pickle the newly installed spoilers and stall the U-2G on to the deck) .
Webster was earlier the lead RAF test pilot on the 'Flying Bedstead' (precursor to the Harrier family). The very same 'Bedstead' can be seen today in the Science Museum in London next to the Shorts SC1 which Webster also flew.
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