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Bob Bancroft
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Thank you. Great story/picture.
Ultradog MN
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Thank you!
That was a great story.
That was a great story.
Great story! I had a friend that was stationed in England during WWII and was an aircraft mechanic. Most did not beleive his stories but he was always able to prove the truth to me. He said he learned to fly Mosquitos while on the base and showed me a picture taken from another plane at altitude of him clearly piloting a Mosquito. He went on to be an aircraft mechanic during Israel's fight for statehood. He led an interesting life as an inventor of some note. Quite a character and I miss him.
Goose
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Quite a story and a great picture!
Does anyone remember the F7U Cutlass fighter plane? It was an interesting looking airplane, but never went very far because it was unstable at low airspeeds, among other problems.
Anyway, in 1954 I was attending avionics school at NAS Memphis, and they brought in a Cutlass to perform at the annual air show. One noon, at 12:10 pm, the pilot lost control of the Cutlass on final approach and the plane crashed into a classroom building. The pilot, a Navy CPO, and two civilian secretaries were killed. But--ten minutes earlier there had been 200 students in the building.
Does anyone remember the F7U Cutlass fighter plane? It was an interesting looking airplane, but never went very far because it was unstable at low airspeeds, among other problems.
Anyway, in 1954 I was attending avionics school at NAS Memphis, and they brought in a Cutlass to perform at the annual air show. One noon, at 12:10 pm, the pilot lost control of the Cutlass on final approach and the plane crashed into a classroom building. The pilot, a Navy CPO, and two civilian secretaries were killed. But--ten minutes earlier there had been 200 students in the building.
1948CaseVAI
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Interesting story from Smithsonian about the "gutless cutlass"
https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/the-gutless-cutlass-12023991/
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