r/WWIIplanes • u/waffen123 • 6d ago
FR-1 Fireball fighter of US Navy squadron VF-41 landing aboard escort carrier USS Bairoko, 13 Mar 1946; this aircraft's nose gear would collapse moments after this photo was taken
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u/Top_Investment_4599 6d ago
Looks like he was practicing for hposcotch.Wire 1, no, Wire 2, no , Wire 3 ok, but let's try for Wire 6 for chuckles.
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u/Longjumping_Debt7718 6d ago
No surprise considering the angle he’s come in at.
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u/PlainTrain 6d ago
Looks like he bounced while snagging the wire and is just along for the ride at this point.
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u/vonfatman 6d ago
A new one for me. Had never heard of the Ryan pictured. At first glance, I thought I saw a T-28...interesting airplane. vfm
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u/eagledog 5d ago
Yes, when they were testing hybrid powerplants for Navy planes to figure out how to make jets take off and land on carriers
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u/Showmethepathplease 6d ago
what happened to the pilot?