Originally Posted by
Deuce130
Anyone know if the old WWII/Korea era Naval fighters did night ops off the carrier? I imagine it would be tough in a 70's era Tomcat, but just imagine how hard it would be in a WWII vintage type plane.
Yes, they did. And I'm sure it sucked back then as well. I would say "more dangerous" also, but everything in military aviation was so much more dangerous because there were so few standardized safety rules like we have now. There really is no comparison in the danger level. It was soooo much more dangerous then. That doesn't mean it doesn't still scare the crap out of me now.