Any Landing you Can Swin Away From...................
Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:38 pm
Is a good landing 
Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:16 pm
Heckva a surf board!
Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:05 pm
i always wondered they fly underwater.
Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:21 pm
Of course they do...didn't you see "Sky Captain?" 
SN
SN
Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:37 pm
I know I've seen the picture before, whats the date and story?
Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:24 pm
Shee-it, that looks cold and rough.
Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:28 pm
How long will TBMs stay afloat?
Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:38 pm
...not long enough...
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:03 pm
VT-5 USS Yorktown 1943. Ditched out of gas returning from a strike.
Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:35 pm
doesnt the navy supply fuel guages or did he not watch it?
Re: ???
Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:33 am
Jack Cook wrote:VT-5 USS Yorktown 1943. Ditched out of gas returning from a strike.
Out of fuel
This photo was taken from a ship,right 
????
Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:37 am
It's hard to land on a Destroyer 
Re: ????
Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:26 pm
Jack Cook wrote:It's hard to land on a Destroyer
So were they lost or just didn't they have the fuel to make it to a flat top?
Phil
Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:41 pm
Many aircraft on strikes in the Pacific and European theaters ran low on gas and ditched and crashed. Especially in the Pacific, the missions were long, and extended the aircraft the the edges of the fuel envelope. Any deviation to the original plan due to weather, enemy action or damage, and you will not have the gas to get home.
In addition, the airbases on the ocean tended to move, and not be where you left them. They did nto have that problem in Europe
In addition, the airbases on the ocean tended to move, and not be where you left them. They did nto have that problem in Europe
Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:53 pm
Looks like that was a pretty nice ditching job. Looks like if you'd had a crane and could've fished it out, it would've been re-usable.
Ryan
Ryan