This was a real pants filling moment for the crew of an E-2C Hawkeye as it was landing on the Eisenhower. They came in alright and caught the cable, then it snapped. The pilots were pretty fast acting and managed to keep them out of the drink.
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[video=youtube_share;r-EHwYOfY94]http://youtu.be/r-EHwYOfY94[/video]