F4U Lands Aboard Midway

They didn't give the riggers the aircraft W&B? That would have taken out the guesswork.

--Carlos V.
 
Unbeliever said:
They didn't give the riggers the aircraft W&B? That would have taken out the guesswork.

--Carlos V.
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Since it wasn't restored to flying condition, they probably didn't have a W&B. Heck, they didn't even put hydraulic fluid in the landing gear!
 
Its amazing the emotial attachement we have with big hunks of metal expecially when there is so much history behind them. Great story.
 
If you ever get a chance to tour the USS Midway I highly recommend it.

On a personal note, it's sad to think a ship that I once served on (in the same carrier group) is now decommissioned and a floating museum. Better than the scrap yard I guess.
 
Geico266 said:
If you ever get a chance to tour the USS Midway I highly recommend it.

On a personal note, it's sad to think a ship that I once served on (in the same carrier group) is now decommissioned and a floating museum. Better than the scrap yard I guess.
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Look at it this way. If it has become battle obsolete becoming a museum is a nobel service to educate future generations.
 
I'm heading to San Diego on Tuesday - think I'll have to do the tour. Two carriers I served on are retired, and newer than Midway (CV-41) - Constellation (CV-64) and Ranger (CV-61). Nimitz (CVN-68) is still going strong, the the first Nimitz-class carrier, Kennedy(CV-67), is also retired.
Airwing aircraft since retired: A-3, A-4, A-7, F-4, RF-8, F-14, S-3, SH-3H, ... can't recall what else.
Dang, feeling old.
 
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