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Mark Allen M
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Mark - the originals of those P-51 mustang crash on the salt flats are up for sale on eBay.

Shhhhhhh!!!! lol

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F6F-5 flips over on the USS Randolph.

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SB2C hard landing on the USS Randolph.

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VBF-83 FG-1D on 5-7-45 after a barrier crash at 0800, with the pilot saved.

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AD-4B NAS Grosse Isle, MI 1962. I'm guessing this was a taxiing mishap with the wings still folded. Pilot perhaps hit the breaks too hard and nosed over?

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29 May 44, NAS Atlantic City; Forced Landing; F4U-1A, BuNo. 50283

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450224, FG-1, 87933, BAR Akron, NAF Columbus, TOFLEF, C Sutton, Robert L. USA OH Akron, Airport Test Flight.

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Did the guy in the Corsair that turned off survive? (I would guess not?)

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Mark Allen M
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"pilot saved"

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Thanks. Too busy looking at the interesting pictures rather then the small text...

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Looks like he could be sitting on the edge of the elevator on the far right of the last photo of the series. Thanks Mark.

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No info on when and where, but looks obvious it was a belly landing on soil and not pavement.

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Corsair collision that occurring at NAS Agana Guam on May 20, 1949. One obviously fared much worse than the other.

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Some stateside Corsair messes ... Anyone know where "GF" was located?

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Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 62nd FS [LM-N], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 28 Dec 1944 on take-off at Boxted. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.

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Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 62nd FS [LM-N], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 28 Dec 1944 on take-off at Boxted. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.


Crashed on my birthday, 25 year before I was born!

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Its interesting that even at that late date, 3-4 months after the invasion stripes were ordered removed, they were still on this plane and seemingly well maintained. Not overly significant but interesting.
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F4U-4 belly landing NAS Atlantic City c 1950

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Grumman F6F Hellcat Bellied in at NAS Opa Locka FL

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