Last F4U Arrested Landing?

[Dan Jones]

Just watching the movie "Flat Top" on Youtube and watching Corsairs making deck landings. Does anybody know when the last time a Corsair would have landed aboard a ship was? I'm guessing it was the Aeronavale about the time of the Suez crisis. Sure would be neat to watch one make a real arrested landing at an airshow sometime!

[Snake45]

Both France and Argentina operated them into the '60s, so it's very possible that the last arrested landing was well after Suez (1956).

[Dan Jones]

I didn't realize that the Argentinians flew them. That's interesting... thanks.

[Snake45]

Yes, and they had at least one carrier, too. And operated some of their F5U-5Ns in the "modern" USN Gull Gray/White scheme. But I have no idea when their last actual trapped Corsair landing might have been.

[Archer]

The ARA Independencia, ex HMS Warrior, served with the Argentinian navy between 1959 and 1970. It was replaced with the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo as the Independencia could not accommodate the F9Fs. The Independencia carried F4Us, SNJ-5s and S2Fs during its time with the Argentinian navy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warrior_(R31)

[mike furline]

https://www.taringa.net/+militares_en_t ... cia_16nahw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmbSUoeydhY

[Adam Kline]

That first video is pretty entertaining. Especially when they launch the Texan. Looks like a naval museum taking a joy ride.

[JohnB]

Remember the IMAX film"Flyers" in the 70s-80s?

I know they had a Corsair on a carrier, but I don't think they did an arrested landing...but I could be wrong.

[Lon Moer]

Remember the IMAX film"Flyers" in the 70s-80s?

I know they had a Corsair on a carrier, but I don't think they did an arrested landing...but I could be wrong.

Apparently they did a one main gear crash landing........

[maxum96]

Remember the IMAX film"Flyers" in the 70s-80s?

I know they had a Corsair on a carrier, but I don't think they did an arrested landing...but I could be wrong.

Apparently they did a one main gear crash landing........

Am I imagining it or wasn't there a post in WIX a few years ago about filming this scene? If I remember it right, this was all staged and the Corsair was put on a cart and pulled along the carrier deck to simulate a gear up landing.

[mike furline]

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25823&hilit=imax

[maxum96]

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25823&hilit=imax

Thanks Mike! I was beginning to wonder if I really remembered that thread. But I didn't think it was that long ago, 11 years.