Corsair Screenshot Thread!

[Ghostrider 147]

14 minutes ago, sik1 said:

My first attempt at posting screenshots here.

 

Nice shots!!

[Holbeach]

40 on the deck and 1 on the lift, going down.

Part of a 3 Carrier group, practice landing mission.

 

 

 

 

 

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[MiGCap1]

 

[tigershark1-1]

North African Campaign front airfield
F4U-1D UK

Edited October 15 by tigershark1-1

[MiGCap1]

 

[Pappy2]

WAOOOUUU !!!!   

Edited October 18 by Pappy2

[Firebugs]

[Pappy2]

[Holbeach]

In 1951, the 13350 ton  Colossus Class Light Carrier, HMS Triumph, conducted the first Angled Fight Deck trials.

Eric "Winkle" Brown was the test pilot, performing about 80 T & G, using white lines at an 8 deg angle painted on the deck..

Here we can replicate this with the former HMS Venerable, (with some imagination).

The prime reason for the angled deck was to prevent the type of accidents seen in the previous screenie by Pappy2. If you miss the wires you just go round.

 

First attempt.

 

 

I was suprised when the wires actually worked.

 

 

The idea was offered to the USN who reluctantly tried the idea of painting the lines on the 45000 ton USS Midway.

It was such a success that the Essex class carrier, USS Antietam, was converted with an angled deck in 1952 and was the first carrier to have a true angled deck. . 

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Edited Saturday at 03:44 PM by Holbeach

[seabat]

Being relieved