The main deck of an LST is a pretty small landing area but the pilots never missed.
As the saying goes, "any landing you can walk away from is a good landing"
Jerry Bogart giving the chopper a "well done" pat on the back. Prior to coming into the Navy Jerry worked at the manufacturing facility that built these birds. The pilots gave Jerry "special treatment when they found out he had a hand in the building process. They told Jerry the choppers were very reliable and could take lots of punisment and still fly.
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