US Navy Carrier mishaps 'almost over the edge' ...

[Mark Allen M]

Thx Mac, those AR's are great.

Tom your always welcome.


USS Block Island (CVE 106), crash of TBF (Bu#68479), after being hit by another TBF which went over the side of the escort carrier.


Same TBF being pushed over the side.

[Mark Allen M]

A Vought SBU Corsair being fished from the water by the crew of the USS SARATOGA (CV-3)

[TheBoy]

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

Randy

Well, ya learn something every day. Thanks gents!

[Mark Allen M]

That's why we're here Ryan. You and I are students and guys like Randy are our professors. That's what makes this forum worth while. Always good stuff coming our way.

[Jim MacDonald]

BuNo 68479 was a TBM-3 assigned to VMTB-233. On 3 Apr 45, TBM-3 BuNo 68893 bounced over the barriers & crashed into 68479 before going overboard. The crew of 68893 were rescued. T/Sgt John Donald Sykes, Jr. (Serial # 322855) was on the wing of 68479 & was knocked overboard. He was not recovered.

Mac