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26th Jan 2003, 03:18

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pstevens1

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Carrier landing

My grandfather landed his Hellcat on the wrong carrier in August '45. The crew on the Ticonderoga (wrong carrier) awarded him a medal for that feat. Flew back to Yorktown next day in absolute embarassment.