Warbird Information Exchange

Very little information given for these photos but quite interesting never the less and I'm sure there are things that could be learned here. Some of you guys are quite good at researching BuNo's and accident reports so I'll sit back and read. Hopefully these were only accidents and mishaps with no (or very little) loss of life. Source San Diego Air and Space Museum archives, NMNA archives. (There's no gore or graphic photos posted, as I wouldn't post those type anyway, but I will take down any photo that may offend someone in anyway)

Part 1 of 4 various C-47's

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Part 2 of 4 various trainers


BT-13 24 June 1943 taxi accident at Courtland Army Air Field AL


BT-13 13 Sept 1943 taxi accident at Courtland Army Air Field AL


BT-13 6 July 1943 taxi accident at Courtland Army Air Field AL


10 March 1945 AT-6F serial 44-81488 suffers a ground loop


10 March 1945 AT-6F serial 44-81488 suffers a ground loop


10 March 1945 AT-6F serial 44-81488 suffers a ground loop


5 March 1949 T-6C serial 42-44282


Vultee BT-13


Ryan PT-20


Ryan PT-20


Ryan PT-20


N3N?


N3N?


North American SNJ Kansas 1946


North American AT-6

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Part 3 of 4


DouglasO-46


DouglasO-46


DouglasO-46


DouglasO-46


TBF


TBF-1C aboard CV-10 USS YORKTOWN


Kingfisher


Douglas A-20


Douglas A-20


Douglas A-20


A-20 and P-47

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Part 4 of 4


P5M


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


North American AJ-2 Savage USS Essex CV-9 1953


F2H


F9F-6k


F-84


F-84


SH-3A 1971


S2AS2F-1


A-7

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Last pic is an RF-8 Crusader

Thx for the correction, and that awards you some more


SB2C-3 pictured with a crash truck on the flight line at St. Louis, MO, after a nose over.


The wreckage of an SBD Dauntless pictured at a crash site near NAS Miami, FL.


final resting place of F6F-5K 78942


final resting place of F6F-5K 78942


AJ aircraft from Heavy Air Squadron Five (VAH-5) in a crash on the deck of USS Coral Sea (CVA-43),


Coast Guard HH-52A helicopter on the roof of Lawless School during recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy, 10 September 1965-2


Coast Guard HH-52A helicopter on the roof of Lawless School during recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy, 10 September 1965-2


crash of an F-8J Crusader of Fighter Squadron (VF) 194 into a hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California, on 22 December 1969

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First biplane marked '38' is a N2S Stearman (PT-17)

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Lest Hero-worship raise it's head and cloud our vision, remember that World War II was fought and won by the same sort of twenty-something punks we wouldn't let our daughters date.

... too many interesting not to post ...


RF-4B Phantom of VMFP-3 experiencing problems landing on USS Midway CV-41 into the barricade








F9F-2 of VF-112 aboard the USS Philippine Sea CV-47 off Southern California. ENS Anderson of VC-61 crashes 1951














F2H-3 Banshee of VF-31 crashed on the USS Midway CVA-41 1953

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barrier crash of a Navy Grumman F8F Bearcat, BuNo 95398, on the deck of the U.S.S. Valley Forge, CV-45, on March 29, 1948-2




Crash landing of A4D of Attack Squadron Eighty-Three (VA-83) on the deck of USS Essex (CVA-9).


crash of a F4U-1 Corsair, BuNo 49662, at an unidentified airfield on August 24, 1945.


Crash of an F9F Panther aircraft of VF-71 at NAAS Charlestown, RI, on Runway 30 1950


Crash of an F9F Panther aircraft of VF-71 at NAAS Charlestown, RI, on Runway 30 1950


McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee of VF-11 aircraft landed on the runway at NAS Jacksonville, FL 1950


McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee aircraft of VF-11 from USS Kearsarge (CV-33) crash landed at K-18, Korea 1952

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Yeah, I'm sure everyone was OK when the entire cockpit was pulverized.

I was hoping you'd upload some pics on this topic. Any hope for a thread specifically regarding combat damage?


That is unreal!


My thoughts exactly. Except I'm not sure why you're mad.

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I think it was sarcasm More pictures Mr. Mark ...Please Sir , may we have some more

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I understood the sarcasm, it was the smiley I didn't. Either way, better we just forget it. ... Oh, and seconded.

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He's not mad, he knows better than that, and who gets mad around here, everyone loves everyone right? ... and yes there are a few photos posted which resulted in fatalities unfortunately. Sad indeed and I'll take any photo down that offends anyone, not the intent here.

Sure why not, as long as there's no complaints by anyone thinking of wrong messages being sent.


351st FS 353rd FG 8th AF P-47


367th FS 358th FG 9th AF P-47


351st FS 353rd FG 8th AF P-47


A Fairchild J2K-1 pictured on its nose after a landing mishap at Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1941.


A J4F Widgeon ready to be craned onto a truck after a landing mishap at Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Brooklyn, New York, 30 May 1943.


A Navy SOC Seagull pictured flipped in the aftermath of a landing mishap, possibly at Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1941.


An F6F Hellcat hangs over the side after it crashed into the catwalk of the training aircraft carrier Sable (IX 81) during carrier qualifications on Lake Michigan 1944


Curtiss SB2 C Helldiver of VA-1A showing considerable damage from a landing mishap on Saipan in December of 1946.


Personnel surround a damaged FM-2 Wildcat that crashed on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier Sable (IX 81) during carrier qualifications on Lake Michigan 1944


SB2C-5 of Attack Squadron Three-A (VA-3A) pictured after ditiching in the waters off NAS Charleston, SC. VA-3A was known as Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3)


TBM-3E Avenger of Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight Hundred Thirty-One (VS-831) of the CVE-106 (USS Block Island)


SB2C water bound 1945


TBM-3E of Carrier Aircraft Service Unit Seven (CASU-7) pictured after crashing into a private home on Cloverdale Street in Seattle, WA-1


TBM-3E of Carrier Aircraft Service Unit Seven (CASU-7) pictured after crashing into a private home on Cloverdale Street in Seattle, WA-1


View of a wrecked J2F-6 Duck being pulled from the water after a mishap at Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Salem, Massachusetts, 2 June 1945.


View of the wreckage of a J2F Duck at an unidentified field after a landing mishap, 1944-1945.


SB2C of Bombing Squadron Nine (VB-9) plummets over the side of USS Lexington (CV-16)


Wreckage of airplanes pictured on the flight deck of the carrier Nimitz (CVN 68) after a mishap 1981


View of the scene of a mishap involving a T-34C Mentor that crashed near Andalusia, Alabama 1989

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So it was pretty much round the clock, one right after another, takeoffs and landings then? I ask because of the Wildcat on approach.

I never realized how much wider the Sable's deck was than regular aircraft carriers. (Compare with the photograph of Hornet below)


I'm curious about the "north arrow" in the foreground. I assume that this is some sort of documentation photo and that this is standard practice.


None from me! Although I am starting to wonder how you process these photos so fast...

Here's a more unique one I found online; it qualifies as an accident, but I'm not sure there was any damage to the aircraft from the landing:


(This is taken from the excellent website http://www.researcheratlarge.com. The full report can be found here. It has some very useful transcripts of documents as well as (surprise!) research.)

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