Author Topic: brave young men (Read 350 times)

mussie · « **on:** December 19, 2005, 10:24:55 AM »

A Pic from the site Widewing found....

I guess this is what they mean by brave young men....

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Crash landing of F6F-3, Number 30 of Fighting Squadron Two (VF-2), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943.
Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft.
The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation.
Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank.

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frank3 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2005, 06:59:43 AM »

I got this;

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Saxman · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2005, 10:02:07 AM »

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frank3 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 20, 2005, 01:08:10 PM »

Oh man that must have been a terrible sight, indeed a very brave man!

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