A Jet Landed On the USS Nimitz for the 350,000th Time, But Nimitz's Days Numbered
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Business Insider
8 hours ago
An average of~20 a day, every day for 48 years.
https://www.businessinsider.com/uss-...umbered-2023-5
It doesn't count whirlybirds:
"It marked the 350,000th time that a fixed-wing aircraft has landed on the flight deck of the carrier. It's the first time an aircraft carrier in active service has reached this milestone.
Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has recorded 326,600 arrested landings, the next highest total."
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