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Hey Joe

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10. When I was in Navy boot camp in the 70's

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 11:17 AM

Saturday

one of my instructors told us the story of losing
someone on the flight deck who walked into a propeller by accident. Not crazy, but loud and confusing conditions and he just didn’t see the spinning prop in time.
Later, aboard a flat top myself, stories were told and warnings were issued for flight deck personnel about the dangers of spinning propellers and jet intakes.
I was in the boiler room so heat stroke was what I avoided.

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