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... just a few more inches and .... not good ...

Part 1


An F6F Hellcat hangs over the side after it crashed into the catwalk of the training aircraft carrier Sable


TBM Avenger that ended up in the catwalk on board Kalinin Bay (CVE 68).


Carrier Sable (IX 81) showing a TBF hanging over the side after crashing during carrier qualifications on Lake Michigan.


TBF lying on the port stacks after rolling over the side of USS Ranger (CV 4). Photographed March 1943


Removing depth charges from a TBF lying on the port stacks after rolling over the side of USS Ranger (CV 4). Photographed March 1943


TBF lying on the port stacks after rolling over the side of USS Ranger (CV 4). Photographed March 1943

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Part 2


Typhoon Cobra (Halsey’s Typhoon), December 17, 1944. TBM damaged onboard USS Anzio (CVE 27).


FM-2 hanging off the deck of USS Saginaw Bay (CVE 82), head on view, October 26, 1944


Crash of FM-2 on the deck of USS Saginaw Bay (CVE 82), head on view, October 19, 1944.


USS Enterprise TBF hanging over the catwalk c 1944

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Part 3


Personnel surround a damaged SBD Dauntless that crashed into the catwalk on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier Sable (IX 81) 1945


A mishap with an F6F Grumman Hellcat aboard the USS Wolverine (IX-64) in Lake Michigan 1945


USS Hornet F6F CV12-1944-01-19-01


USS Ranger on 25 August 1942, A VF-9 F4F winds up in the catwalk after an off center landing attempt. The pilot was Ensign G. W. Trumpeter.

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Part 4


Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver caught in the after radio mast of USS INTREPID (CV-11) after a night landing accident on 30 Oct 1944. Plane was from USS HANCOCK (CV-19).


F6F hanging off the edge of the flight deck on the USS Langley


FM-2 on the deck of USS Saginaw Bay (CVE 82) hanging over the catwalk


F6F Hellcat pictured in the catwalk after an errant landing on board the light carrier Independence (CVL 22), 1944-1945

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Part 5


F4F-3 onboard USS Charger (ACV 30). Shown is the position of the plane and damage and rescue of pilot. Photographed March 28, 1943


F4F-3 hanging over the edge of the a carrier. Not the same Wildcat as above.


TBF-1 on port catwalk deck of USS Charger (ACV 30). Photographed March 23, 1943


TBF-1 on deck of USS Charger (ACV 30). Photographed March 23, 1943


TBF-1 on port catwalk of USS Charger (ACV 30). Photographed March 23, 1943.

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Part 6


TBF-1 on deck of USS Charger (ACV 30). Image shows how plane hit stack. Photographed March 16, 1943.


TBF-1 on deck of USS Charger (ACV 30). Image shows how plane hit stack. Photographed March 16, 1943

... and here's an FAA mishap ...


A Vought Corsair (124) of 1851 Naval Air Squadron hanging over the side of HMS Venerable after a bad landing.

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Part 7

... only a little wet ... an F6F Hellcat over the side during an errant landing on the light carrier Independence (CVL 22), 1944-1945

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Here's a series showing what I believe is a VF-48 F4U-4 landing mishap on the USS Oriskany CV-34. Not sure the date or location. can't quite tell if he went completely over and in the sea or if he got hung up over the edge. I'm think he got wet.

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Wow, what amazing pictures. Really shows how risky and gutsy carrier ops can be.

I'm hoping that someone can provide some insight and either confirm or deny my thoughts, but I don't think this is an F4F. The cowl and canopy look wrong, and vacuum flaps wouldn't be down with the not running. Also it doesn't have folding wings (I think). Any keen eyes know what it is?

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Ryan Pemberton
www.pembertonandsons.com

That is indeed an F4F

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It's from a different era, but I always liked this one:

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“To invent the airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything!” - Otto Lilienthal

Natasha: "You got plan, darling?"
Boris: "I always got plan. They don't ever work, but I always got one!"

Remember, any dummy can be a dumb-ass...
In order to be a smart-ass, you first have to be "smart"
and to be a wise-ass, you actually have to be "wise"

The F4F-3 and F4F-3A did not have folding wings.

Randy

Very interesting shots. I always wondered not so much if the pilots were killed in photos like this, than I am curious how many wings were yanked off the flight suits afterward.
How many washouts were there from bad carrier landings, both forced and voluntary?
A pal of mine served on a carrier in the 90s and he said on every cruise, there seemed to always be one aviator who'd turn in their wings after a close call.
Boy, I bet the pilot didn't like it one darned bit!

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I don't have all of my accident reports scanned yet, so I could only find a few to accompany Mark's photos.

Part 1, Ranger TBF, 2 Mar 43


Part 2, Saginaw Bay's FM-2s





Part 5, Charger TBF, 23 Mar 43


Part 6, Charger TBF, 16 Mar 43


Mac

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WOW Thanks Mark!

Tom P.