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Politics : THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

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Jet co-pilot Bush: 'Yes, I flew it!' USA TODAY May 02, 2003 In-Depth Coverage By John Ritter ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Cmdr. John "Skip" Lussier, with his boss in the co-pilot's seat, brought his S-3B Viking jet in for a landing on the flight deck of this carrier as it cruised home to San Diego. A hook hanging from the jet's belly snagged a fourth and final cable stretched across the carrier's deck. The jet screeched to a stop and out jumped Lussier's co-pilot and boss -- President Bush. It was the first time a president had landed on an carrier in such a way, historians said. Bush took off from San Diego for the 30-mile trip to the carrier. "Yes, I flew it!" Bush shouted to reporters on the flight deck as he emerged from the aircraft. "Of course I liked it!" Landing at 125 mph and stopping within 350 feet subjected the president and crew to twice the force of gravity, or two Gs. But nothing moved the president, a former National Guard pilot, more than flying the Navy jet for a few moments. Equally delighted were the Lincoln's crewmembers. The ship has been at sea for 91/2 months and has launched missions over Afghanistan and Iraq. It was 30 miles from its home port in San Diego when the president landed. A banner strung across the bridge of the ship exclaimed, "Mission Accomplished."