The fact that the Midway’s Captain didn’t hesitate at all to clear the deck for that Cessna speaks volumes about what mattered to him. Chambers made Vice Admiral later in his career…I don’t think he got into too much trouble. The Bird Dog plane is on display in a museum in Pensacola, FL. At the time he thought he was going to get court martialed. Small question. Why he did not ordered to fly helicopters away to give the room for Cessna, then drop Cessna overboard and take helicopters back? He had 1 hour to do that. I’m not saying his decision was wrong, but maybe this could be better.
