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"Threading the Eye of the Needle" by William Phillips

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An F/A-18 Hornet returns home to the USS George Washington.  Among pilots, a carrier landing--even in the best of conditions--is called a "controlled crash."  With the sun setting and broken clouds, Bill Phillips depicts a Hornet that just wants to get back to the nest, and hopefully grab the #3 arresting wire.

F/A-18C Hornet (VFA-87) by Jim Stovall

Jim Stovall depicts this Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 87 ("The Golden Warriors") coming in to grab the arresting wire on a US carrier flight deck.  Click on the thumbnail image for a larger view, then click your browser's BACK button to return here.  The word "sample" does not appear on the actual print, and is for copyright purposes only.

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