August 9, 2013 at 11:20 am
…. footage of French Crusaders launching?
I was gobsmacked when I saw that French Crusaders didn’t light the afterburner until they had actually left the flight deck. This was in the 90s.
Admittedly the old Cruze was as clean as a whistle with no weapons or tanks, but still, launching from a carrier with no afterburner must be a noteworthy practice.