I too made it to the airport for the awards ceremony, on my fourth try. First, I crashed into the sea like told to do, but was arrested by the enemy. Second, I again crashed into the sea, but was close enough to land that skipped a couple of times and ended up on the beach above the waves. Nothing happened after that. Then on third try I deliberately landed into the sea and sank after a little while. No arrest or rescue. Fourth try I took off the carrier and did climbing circles around the carrier until I was at 15 thousand agl. Then flew towards the airport. Was hit by AA. Lost the engine, and glided down for several minutes to the runway, and was met by nothing. No awards, no nothing. That was the way the game ended. Nothing. Hence my 4 star rating. The game was fun, for a whole hour.. Had fun though. More more more, Thanks.
YooHooGuy about Historical Landings