In the 78 years the Blue Angels have existed, a Blue jet piloted by a Blue suit has only landed on an Aircraft Carrier ONE time... In this video, we break down what happened, as well as why it is such a rare event.

In November of 1998, CMDR Patrick Driscoll became the first and to this day only active team member of the Blue Angels to land on an Aircraft carrier in a Blue Angel F/A18. The landing happened on the then brand new USS Harry S. Truman the first time the Blues landed on a "Haze Grey and Underway" Aircraft Carrier. Cmdr. Driscoll spent some time talking with sailors for a Veterans Day event, and conducted 2 landings and 2 takeoffs in the iconic Blue jet.

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00:00 Intro
00:43 Carrier Landings are Hard
01:59 It's not because of the jets
02:59 Carrier qualification
04:53 1998 Landing
06:48 Wild speculation: Power Players
07:07 Wild speculation: USS Harry Truman
07:55 Wild speculation: age of the jets
10:28 Special Call Outs
11:52 Please Subscribe!

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