I was on the USS Midway when that plane landed on our flight deck. We tried to get him to ditch the plane in the water and get picked up by our helo's. He said that his wife and kids were on board and he didn't want to risk it. The Capt. ordered the flight deck clear. That means throw some helo's overboard. (fun) We were really worried about the plane hitting the arresting cables. They thought about raising the crash net. They didn't think the plane could not take the impact. So here we go. lets land this baby. He brought it in as slow as he could. He bounced the landing 2 or three times. Just before he was going to go over the edge the flight deck the crew ran out and grabbed the plane. It was great! We were cheering for the pilot. Couple of side bets were going on also. I heard the plane is in florida at a Naval Air Museum. Fun in the USN