Author Topic: Corsair in trouble (Read 802 times)

Viper17 · « **on:** February 02, 2003, 04:06:06 PM »

CVE Prince William, Ltjg Laney, February 1945. Did he live?

Viper17 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2003, 04:07:29 PM »

eesh.

Viper17 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2003, 04:08:59 PM »

OUCHIES.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2003, 05:11:49 PM »

How small is that carrier.

Hawklore · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2003, 05:17:00 PM »

I woulda craped my pants..

Magic · « **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2003, 06:43:14 PM »

I'm pretty sure he did...

Viper17 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2003, 07:02:25 PM »

they have some realy rare pics at http://www.voughtaircraft.com. from the Corsair to the Corsair II.

moot · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2003, 07:29:47 PM »

What kind of discipline does a pilot get from his outfit when he crashes on landing like that?

thrila · « **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2003, 10:20:14 PM »

Any idea how they got him out? Looks like the front of the plane has him pinned to his seat.

Rasker · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2003, 11:24:35 PM »

CVE's were pretty small carriers to land a Corsair on; their aircraft complement was usually restricted to Wildcats (which got a second life as a pretty good sub killer in the Atlantic flying off jeep carriers after they were no longer frontline fighters in the Pacific).

I wonder if this guy was making an emergency landing on the nearest available carrier, rather than trying to make it to home base?

humble · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2003, 10:59:23 AM »

who took the 1st picture...looks like he had a chase plane? the angle looks like it had to be an airborne platform of some kind.

ra · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2003, 11:06:20 AM »

Wanna bet some dweeb was turning the CV?

ra

palef · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2003, 06:27:24 PM »

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Originally posted by humble
who took the 1st picture...looks like he had a chase plane? the angle looks like it had to be an airborne platform of some kind.

Nope looks like either the net or the platform next to it where the dude with the bats jumps when it all goes horribly wrong.

palef

frank3 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2003, 04:43:23 AM »

how 'bout this one?
(he lived though)

frank3 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2003, 04:44:15 AM »

and this