 | Which fighters did pilots feel safest in for crash landing?| Aviation Discuss Which fighters did pilots feel safest in for crash landing? in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet
Could be, but I am not sure of any that are airworthy. I know of some ... |
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05-22-2005, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Could be, but I am not sure of any that are airworthy. I know of some that are being restored right now but the only actual WW2 era original Me-109 I knew about was a Me-109G, which crashed and is being repaired right now. | I recently saw a bf-109 in Oregon that had the correct engine with the note that it was airworthy. I'm not sure but I think it was a G. I'l try to get some more information on it.
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Originally Posted by trackend cheers for the info lads sounds like there,s more than a couple about | It's in the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Medford, Oregon. This is a great little museum that I recomend to anyone who likes planes esp. WWII era.
The bf-109 G-10 and is flyable.
There are also have a Spitfire Mk. XVI and a DH-100 Mk 52 Vampire as well as the usual US fighters. Most of these aircraft are airworthy.
The site is http://www.sprucegoose.org/aircraft_..._fighters.html
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05-22-2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese A normal landing in a 109 was hard enough!  | Actually, during 44-45 ,pilots crashlanded 109s all the time, and I think most times they got out ok. So maybe it WAS an ok aircraft to crashland after all. Remember that the difficult landing was mostly due to the landing gear, which makes no difference in a wheels up landing. On the other hand, the fw 190 must have been a handfull in such situations! High stall speed. 
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Originally Posted by plan_D If we're sharing crash landing pictures, here's a P-47. He doesn't look like he's had a bad time in the air, so it was probably just a mistake on landing or take off. | He's lucky those fuel tanks didn't burst! 
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| Look at this Dora guys! The pilot was actually killed. I'm amazed the aircraft is still in one piece! Must have glided on it's own if that's possible... (Operation Bodenplatte btw)
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| It was shot down by a tempest if i remember correctly... That Dora must be a tough bird in any case.
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| It's interesting that there doesn't appear to be any skid path on the ground behind the plane.
From: http://home.att.net/~historyzone/Sev...Republic7.html  This Thunderbolt suffered disabling engine damage from ground fire in April of 1945. The pilot elected to execute a wheels up landing in a soft field. Damage to the fighter is minimal and it would be repaired and back in service in very short order. Certainly, such a spectacular landing will draw a crowd of onlookers. In this case American GIs swarm around the Thunderbolt to get a close look at what they had seen pounding the Germans all across western Europe.
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Country: | I know this is a FIGHTERS crash landing thread but I have to say that the B-17 was probably one of the best aircraft ever for crash landing.
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