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I have a series of 3 photos from the 70s showing a USN F 14 Tomcat making a landing approach and wave-off to HMAS Melbourne; a tiny, slow Majestic class carrier.













I made some enquiries and, despite a reluctance on the part of USN/MC A4 and Tracker pilots to land on Melbourne, apparently in an emergency a Tomcat could get down onto Melbourne's deck.

So the challenge is for someone to have it happen successfully. Bonus points if the Melbourne's CAG can continue flying operations once the Tomcat has been parked (if that's physically possible).
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