![A plane captain stands in front of a F/A-18 E/F Superhornet on the deck of aircraft carrier..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-81822213 | agefotostock A plane captain stands in front of a F/A-18 E/F Superhornet on the deck of aircraft carrier..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-81822213 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/054fa7674bd25336ffc91c281d4ca31a/pah-81822213.jpg)
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Plane captains provide final safety check before every flight > 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing > Article View
Plane captains provide final safety check before every flight > 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing > Article View
![Capt. James Bynum, commander of Carrier Air Wing 3, looks to his plane captain, Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Owen Davillier, during a pre-flight check before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Capt. James Bynum, commander of Carrier Air Wing 3, looks to his plane captain, Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Owen Davillier, during a pre-flight check before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HFYGAD/capt-james-bynum-commander-of-carrier-air-wing-3-looks-to-his-plane-HFYGAD.jpg)
Capt. James Bynum, commander of Carrier Air Wing 3, looks to his plane captain, Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Owen Davillier, during a pre-flight check before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS
![Capt. Gary Mace signals to a plane captain that his aircraft is ready to launch prior to a fly-over change of command for Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) over USS Kitty Hawk ( Capt. Gary Mace signals to a plane captain that his aircraft is ready to launch prior to a fly-over change of command for Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) over USS Kitty Hawk (](https://cdn14.picryl.com/photo/2005/07/26/capt-gary-mace-signals-to-a-plane-captain-that-his-aircraft-is-ready-to-launch-f9f0bc-1024.jpg)
Capt. Gary Mace signals to a plane captain that his aircraft is ready to launch prior to a fly-over change of command for Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) over USS Kitty Hawk (
![File:US Navy 021114-N-3236B-033 F-A-18C Hornet plane captains assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) try to keep warm during flight operations during Exercise Keen Sword 2003.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 021114-N-3236B-033 F-A-18C Hornet plane captains assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) try to keep warm during flight operations during Exercise Keen Sword 2003.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/US_Navy_021114-N-3236B-033_F-A-18C_Hornet_plane_captains_assigned_to_Carrier_Air_Wing_Five_%28CVW_5%29_try_to_keep_warm_during_flight_operations_during_Exercise_Keen_Sword_2003.jpg)
File:US Navy 021114-N-3236B-033 F-A-18C Hornet plane captains assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) try to keep warm during flight operations during Exercise Keen Sword 2003.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Plane captains provide final safety check before every flight > 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing > Article View
Plane captains provide final safety check before every flight > 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing > Article View
![File:US Navy 050613-N-3494S-001 A Plane Captain gives a thumbs up to the aircraft handling crew signaling that his F-A-18 Hornet ready for launch.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 050613-N-3494S-001 A Plane Captain gives a thumbs up to the aircraft handling crew signaling that his F-A-18 Hornet ready for launch.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/US_Navy_050613-N-3494S-001_A_Plane_Captain_gives_a_thumbs_up_to_the_aircraft_handling_crew_signaling_that_his_F-A-18_Hornet_ready_for_launch.jpg)
File:US Navy 050613-N-3494S-001 A Plane Captain gives a thumbs up to the aircraft handling crew signaling that his F-A-18 Hornet ready for launch.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![File:US Navy 090801-N-9132C-112 Plane captains assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 clean their aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 090801-N-9132C-112 Plane captains assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 clean their aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/US_Navy_090801-N-9132C-112_Plane_captains_assigned_to_Carrier_Air_Wing_%28CVW%29_14_clean_their_aircraft_on_the_flight_deck_of_the_aircraft_carrier_USS_Ronald_Reagan_%28CVN_76%29.jpg)
File:US Navy 090801-N-9132C-112 Plane captains assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 clean their aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![US Navy A Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) Plane Captain conducts a rivet inspection on the wing an F-A-18 Hornet prior to flight operation on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk ( US Navy A Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) Plane Captain conducts a rivet inspection on the wing an F-A-18 Hornet prior to flight operation on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R4CE7M/us-navy-a-carrier-air-wing-five-cvw-5-plane-captain-conducts-a-rivet-inspection-on-the-wing-an-f-a-18-hornet-prior-to-flight-operation-on-the-flight-deck-of-uss-kitty-hawk-cv-63-2R4CE7M.jpg)
US Navy A Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) Plane Captain conducts a rivet inspection on the wing an F-A-18 Hornet prior to flight operation on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (
![A plane captain assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 gives a thumbs-up to signal that the F/A-18C Hornet is ready to be moved to the catapult for take-off A plane captain assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 gives a thumbs-up to signal that the F/A-18C Hornet is ready to be moved to the catapult for take-off](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HFY9P7/a-plane-captain-assigned-to-the-checkerboards-of-marine-fighter-attack-HFY9P7.jpg)