An amazing save: Lt Jimmy Johnson, USMC, points to the damaged rudder of his F4U Corsair fighter bomber after an encounter with the Japanese over the Russel Islands, flying out of Guadalcanal. Johnson succeeded in retaining control of his aircraft despite the absence of a rudder and bringing her in for a forced landing with no further damage. 1943.
On a coincidentally relevant note, I stumbled across this earlier today. Cool half million will get you the data plate and what's left of an honest ta Gawd flown by the Black Sheep squadron F4-U "birdcage" Corsair. See linky thingie.
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