US EditionWatch a Remarkable Footage of a Hellcat F6F Crashing Onto an Aircraft Carrier During the Intensity of WWII
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Watch a Remarkable Footage of a Hellcat F6F Crashing Onto an Aircraft Carrier During the Intensity of WWII
Crash Landing on the USS Block Island On February 6, 1945, during the shakedown cruise of the USS Block Island (CVE-106), squadron VMF(N)-511 was practicing carrier landings. One of the aircraft, an F6F Hellcat marked F(N)26, was captured on film as it tipped during landing and struck the flight deck with its propeller. The engine appeared to be displaced from the impact. The pilot’s head can be seen hitting the cockpit panel during the crash. T…
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