[meatloaf]

In the early 70’s we always refueled at night when underway.

[Ghost of SVR4]

Damn. It was hard enough during the daytime.

[atc23]

You haven't lived until you've dropped the load to one screw while refueling and the ship decides to turn into a big old supply ship or carrier - especially a carrier - you look up and see the flight deck looming above you, getting closer and closer - then the collision alarm goes off - whoopsy

these media types and their "playing chicken" stories . . I say BFD, we, while deployed to Asia would regularly have Soviet MIGs practice their dive bombing runs on us. You'll be out on deck and you don't even see them, I suppose because theyre doing about a Mach 2 - straight down at us - then . . . a huge roar of engine noise but nothing to see except a disappearing dot over the horizon. I'm sure Combat Information Control had them for miles and miles but we sure didn't "see" them. So much fun for a young guy - highly recommended.