No higher resolution available.
F7U-1_CVB-41_landing_1951.jpg (700 × 298 pixels, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| Description | Landing of the first production Vought F7U-1 Cutlass (BuNo 124415) from the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) on 23 July 1951. The plane was piloted by Lt.Cmdr. E.L. Feightner. After tests at the NATC Patuxent River the F7U-1 was used for carrier qualifications. It was the only test of a F7U-1 on a carrier, as the pilot's visibility was so poor that he could not see the flight deck during the landing. The Landing Signal Officer had to give Feightner the signal to cut the engine, but this method almost led to a ramp strike. |
| Date | |
| Source | www.midwaysailor.com [1] |
| Author | USN |
![[1]](http://www.midwaysailor.com/midway1950/midway-633b.jpg){kind=link}
Licensing
|
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
|
 |
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | ||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 19:41, 31 January 2008 | | 700 × 298 (62 KB) | Cobatfor | {{Information |Description=Landing of the first production Vought F7U-1 ''Cutlass'' (BuNo 124415) from the aircraft carrier ''USS Midway (CVB-41)'' on 23 July 1951. The plane was piloted by Lt.Cmdr. E.L. Feightner. After tests at the NATC Patuxent River t |
File usage
The following page uses this file:
