What a horrible way to go (1 Viewer)

[staphory]

In a statement released by Naval Air Force Atlantic, Navy officials said that Naglak died as the result of being struck by the turning propeller of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on Sept. 17 after securing the aircraft to the flight deck.
Navy IDs sailor who died after being struck by a propeller on the aircraft carrier Bush

We heard that he chained the aircraft to the deck and simply walked away from it in the wrong direction.
RIP

 

[wamland]

Damn. Quick and painless I guess

 

[TenTwo]

Horrific.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

Damn.
RIP.

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

Sounds gruesome, but it was probably over so quick he didn't have time to think about it.

Drowning would suck more.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

if anyone else had no idea what it looked like

 

[Joe OKC]

RIP Sailor...

 

[El Caliente]

Does anyone’s mind shoot to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark when they read this?

Fair thee well sailor.

 

[Complex Kid]

Damn. Quick and painless I guess

Not so much for everyone that got to witness it

 

[Big_L]

I wonder if fatigue was a factor...

 

[Devildog]

I wonder if fatigue was a factor...

Could be, but having been on a flight deck under flight ops, one wrong move and it's over.

 

[Big_L]

Could be, but having been on a flight deck under flight ops, one wrong move and it's over.

When I did flightline security, we only stood under the aircraft wing, no berets.

 

[FLEA]

Good Lord....

 

[Devildog]

When I did flightline security, we only stood under the aircraft wing, no berets.

In the Navy/Marine Corps when on the flight line or on the carrier, we wear helmets with ear/eye protection. A regular flight line is dangerous enough. Now on a carrier, make it extremely condensed, more confusing, and LOUD and I'm surprised more accidents like this don't occur. It is a testament to the training that goes on that there aren't more like this.

 

[saintmdterps]

In 1943, my father was a Douglas Dauntless dive bomber pilot in training. His squadron was on the flight line and a fellow pilot gestured to a nurse, she saw him and turned to wave. She walked into a spinning propeller and was killed. The pilot shut the plane down, got out, and had to be discharged out of the Navy.

Terrible for all involved.