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How many Airdales does it take to lift a Corsair???

Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:19 pm

??????

And no,.... they're not all Chiefs....... :mrgreen: :hide:

Another hairball day aboard the Coral Sea. 1950-51 Med Cruise
No details on this one. Looks like his gear collapsed on landing. F4U-4 from VF-173 or VF-174

Image

http://www.usscoralsea.net


Shay
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Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:33 am

Looks like his gear collapsed on landing.



.....or, shall we say..."during recovery".

Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:35 pm

Wheels up wrote:
Looks like his gear collapsed on landing.



.....or, shall we say..."during recovery".


I'm merely the messenger.

The caption also stated that it was a -5 when it looks to be a -4 with .50s in the wings vs the 4 20mm.

http://www.usscoralsea.net/pages/mishaps.html

Shay
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