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Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: TwinBoom on November 11, 2006, 11:11:11 AM

Corky`s Landings (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8716221051313872477&q=ww2)
:rofl

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Treize69 on November 11, 2006, 11:20:44 AM

I think that was him with the runaway engine. :)

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Wolfala on November 11, 2006, 11:56:37 AM

Was it me, or was that a P-40 making a trap 30 seconds into the clip?

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Rino on November 11, 2006, 12:24:02 PM

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Originally posted by Wolfala
Was it me, or was that a P-40 making a trap 30 seconds into the clip?

     Think it might be a Fairey Firefly..although the air filter looks too big.

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Soulyss on November 11, 2006, 12:37:56 PM

I'd almost believe it, but those planes appeared to be intact and in one piece before attempting the landing.

:)

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Treize69 on November 11, 2006, 01:16:10 PM

Yeah thats a Firefly F.Mk.I probably of 1772nd RN Squadron, which operated off the Indefatigable.

Qutoe from the "Complete Book of WWII Aircraft", page 96-

"The first Fireflies became operative on October 1, 1943 on board the aircraft carrier Indefatigable, although their debut in combat took place in July of the following year in Norway, during operations against the German battleship Tirpitz. However, the main theater of action was the Pacific where, from January 1945 until the Japanese surrender, the Fireflies were used with remarkable success, in all major air-sea operations."

Edited- Had a profile of a 1772 Sqaudron Firefly, but the link was busted. :(

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Guppy35 on November 12, 2006, 12:09:03 AM

I saw no problem with those landings?  Didn't you see that pilot walking away like nothing happened?

I'm clearly missing something in these films :)

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: zorstorer on November 12, 2006, 12:47:42 AM

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Originally posted by Guppy35
I saw no problem with those landings?  Didn't you see that pilot walking away like nothing happened?

I'm clearly missing something in these films :)

That was the best part, you know he had to be thinking when tea time was :D

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Charge on November 12, 2006, 03:01:46 AM

Did you notice the Spit in first clip had a few degrees of flaps extended. So they had adjustable flaps, not just in or out?

-C+

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: Raptor on November 12, 2006, 11:51:16 PM

(http://p38assn.org/images/p38s/water-landing.jpg)

Title: Corky`s Carrier Landings Caught On Tape
Post by: ColKLink on November 13, 2006, 07:03:57 AM

Yep, another bomber hits the drink :) (p-38) :confused: