The real reason is that someone dares to try them. And since they were children with a child spirit, they could not give up courage. Of course, they had to figure out how to get a crane big enough to pick it up off the deck and transport it to an airport so it could be put back into normal use. But that was just a minor accidental matter.

Then LT James Flatley now retired Admiral was the pilot of this plane, I served with his son Joe Flatley and the aviator on VFA-131 Wildcats NAS Cecil Field Fla 1986/1988.

1:10 "An aircraft carrier is basically a warship..." All this time I thought it was a Navy airfield mounted on a ship, armed with defensive weapons and military attack aircraft that could be used in combat.

See reliable sports operation. Dark docs and simple history video explain it best. An aircraft carrier landing on the C130 was only part of this planned operation. It's very sad that it hasn't passed though.