F/A-18 Hornet Barricade aboard USS Nimitz

US Marine Hornet flown to a successful barricade arrestment aboard the USS Nimitz on or about October 24th, 1997 due to nose landing gear hung in the “up“ position. Captain Scott Slater was the Marine aviator flying the jet. This was the first attempted barricade arrestment of an F/A-18 in Naval history. Captain Slater’s fuel state at time of landing was excessively low. Credit for the successful landing goes to both pilot and the ship’s crew for endless hours of training and execution of duties in a hi