Tuesday, July 14, 2020

LSO running for cover aboard USS Hancock during an F7U-3 crash, 14 July 1955.


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  1. Ramp strike of Vought F7U-3 Cutlass BuNo 129595, Modex 412, of VF-124 on the USS Hancock on 14 July 1955. LCDR Jay T. Alkire (XO of USN's VF-124 "Stingrays") was killed in the crash, and several deck crew were killed or injured.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass

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  2. The F7U was a great looking plane. As a kid we would sit outside the Grand Prairie NAS and watch them take off and land. Exciting stuff for a kid.

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  3. The Gutless Cutlass was also known as the Ensign Killer.

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    1. It's sad how many Navy airplanes were known as Ensign Killers.

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