MAKE A MEME View Large Image F2H-2 VF-172 accident USS Essex (CV-9) 1951.jpg A series of photographs showing an accident aboard the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex CV-9 While taxiing to respot his plane the brakes of Lt JG Archie B Treadwell's Mcdonnell F2H-2 ...
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Keywords: F2H-2 VF-172 accident USS Essex (CV-9) 1951.jpg A series of photographs showing an accident aboard the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex CV-9 While taxiing to respot his plane the brakes of Lt JG Archie B Treadwell's Mcdonnell F2H-2 Banshee fighter failed and it went over the side Lt Treadwell was promptly rescued by the plane guard helicopter Treadwell was assigned to Fighter Squadron VF-172 Night Owls Carrier Air Group 5 CVG-5 for a deployment to Korea from 26 June 1951 to 25 March 1952 U S Navy Naval Aviation News December 1951 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1951/Dec51 pdf 1951 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee Attack Squadron 172 United States Navy Aboard USS Essex CV-9 Aircraft accidents aboard aircraft carriers
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