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Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:26 pm

Landing a Corsair on a carrier is hard enough but when your runway is making a pretty good turn to port it's gotta be a bit harder.
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F4U-4 VMF-312 USS Tarawa

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:29 pm

Jack Cook wrote:Landing a Corsair on a carrier is hard enough but when your runway is making a pretty good turn to port it's gotta be a bit harder.
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F4U-4 VMF-312 USS Tarawa


I'm pretty confident that I'd screw that one up!

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:30 pm

That is a great pic.

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:31 pm

beachgirl wrote:
I'm pretty confident that I'd screw that one up!


beachgirl,

So was that you flying the one in the picture then? :lol:

Gary

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:36 pm

retroaviation wrote:
beachgirl wrote:
I'm pretty confident that I'd screw that one up!


beachgirl,

So was that you flying the one in the picture then? :lol:

Gary



Yeah. And shortly after, I was very, very wet........

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:38 pm

beachgirl wrote:Yeah. And shortly after, I was very, very wet........


:shock:

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:40 pm

beachgirl wrote:
Yeah. And shortly after, I was very, very wet........



I'm not gonna touch that one with a ten foot pole. :lol:

Jack, you wanna take over from here? :wink:

Gary

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:40 pm

King wrote:
beachgirl wrote:Yeah. And shortly after, I was very, very wet........


:shock:


I'm guessing I'd end up in the drink for sure!


:oops: Behave, gentlemen!

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:52 pm

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Oh, behave :lol:
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:52 pm

good save!

Re: Cool Corsair Landing

Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:52 pm

beachgirl wrote:I'm guessing I'd end up in the drink for sure!

:oops: Behave, gentlemen!


Sorry beachgirl. My mind must've slipped in the gutter for a moment....or was it the drink? Either way, you always have to be sure you make good landings, because I'm sure Jack will have a picture of it. :wink:

Gary

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Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:04 pm

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Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:08 pm

Yup, that'd be me....... :wink:

Only jesting, of course. I certainly don't want to make light of the actual event...........

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Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:32 pm

Yup, that'd be me.......

That's actually my cousin's VMF-112 Corsair after landing on fire onboard the Bennington
after getting hit in a dogfight over Japan. BTW the other guy didn't make it back at all :!:

Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:38 pm

That's actually my cousin's VMF-112 Corsair after landing on fire onboard the Bennington
after getting hit in a dogfight over Japan


As I said, I was just being silly, and in no way was attempting to make light of the situation, Jack.......
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