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Hook & Line

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Here you can see the moment when they caught the aresstor. Successful wheels up landing of F-111C at Royal Australian Air Force base Amberley.

 

Pilot, Flying Officer Peter Komar

Navigator, Flight Lieutenant Luke Warner

 

The aircraft lost one main wheel during take off and it was decided the safest method to land was with the complete undercarriage retracted. The arrestor hook system was successfully employed to stop the aircraft.

 

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