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Jack Cook
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Is a good landing :shock: :wink:
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i always wondered they fly underwater.

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Of course they do...didn't you see "Sky Captain?" :lol:

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I know I've seen the picture before, whats the date and story?
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Shee-it, that looks cold and rough.

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How long will TBMs stay afloat?

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VT-5 USS Yorktown 1943. Ditched out of gas returning from a strike.

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doesnt the navy supply fuel guages or did he not watch it? :lol: :wink:
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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 :?
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It's hard to land on a Destroyer :shock: :roll: :wink:

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It's hard to land on a Destroyer :shock: :roll: :wink:


So were they lost or just didn't they have the fuel to make it to a flat top?

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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 :wink:
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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.

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