French Navy Rafele's Trapped by the Big E

[WRCKid]

It would appear this is the first time this has happened...

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30739

[Webmaster]

also I believe it’s the first time French fighter pilots have been able to land onboard the deck of an American aircraft carrier

  and what about this French Crusader?

[Gripen]

And also

US and French navies in 2005

Its in a magazine i have, the captions are

A US Navy C-2 Greyhound lands on the flight deck of the Charles De Gaulle during joint exercises

A Rafale M performs touch and go landing on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower

A French Hawkeye awaits clearence to take off onboard the John C Stennis during a cross deck exchange

Btw, touch and go means they didnt actually stop right?

[WRCKid]

Hmmm, can you say I should get my facts right?

[Webmaster]

Yeah, touch and go is performing a landing but not really landing 

I guess they're right. I believe the Crusader was also a touch and go, ít does have the hook extended (probably comes down with the gear), but as you can see, it's about to miss the last cable. Would have been a bad landing.