Crashes on two generations of USS Wasp

[@trippm4036]

Thanks for posting! My Grandfather served on the Wasp CV-7 1940-41 when it was stationed in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean.

[@hw97karbine]

In the latter theater she was instrumental in delivering the Spitfires that arguably turned the tide in the air war over Malta.

[@ZuluLifesaBeech-]

My dad was on CV-9 in the Pacific. Told me Thanksgiving Day'44 Really was a bad day. Essex was hit by a Kamikaze. 😱

[@jacobmccandles1767]

@@ZuluLifesaBeech- my Dad was there. Loader on a 40mm AA gun aboard a light cruiser.

[@mbryson2899]

I was honestly surprised to see F3F and F4F crashes because of their relatively slow landing speed, but perhaps those films were preserved due to rarity. The Corsair and Helldiver not so much as they both landed fast (and the Corsair practically blind), and by accounts the Vindicator was heavy and unwieldy. Thanks for putting these clips together, they added to my respect for carrier aviators.

[@ahricchappell6937]

I imagine most of these planes were damaged in combat as well

[@andersforsbergmalmsten6290]

Goes to show that landning on carriers was difficult at the best of times, even with aircraft considered more "docile".

[@mbryson2899]

@@andersforsbergmalmsten6290 I'm still amazed by carrier aviators exactly because of that.

[@williamkrusejr1846]

My father served on Wasp CV 18 in 1945 as a aviation metalsmith 1st class they would save what was good parts and the rest overboard. He liked the F6F Hellcats they were tough

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

Once again, amazing footage! Thank you!

[@PegasusB]

1:13 Larry, the easily distracted ground crew, sees a shiny new dime on the deck.

[@Daniel.perez.]

No sé de dónde sacas estos vídeos pero por favor no dejes de subirlos .muchas gracias 👌

[@mig25foxbat73]

More than the videos I like how the people who were in the forces could relate themselves......Remembering the good old days.....

[@GJones462-2W1]

They must have kept hundreds of landing gear parts, wheels, and props onboard, for all of these "incidents".

[@vaidekas]

0 days with no accidents.

[@Mocking69]

Landing on an aircraft carrier is difficult

[@PDZ1122]

Some very embarrassed guys after some of those landings. Some were unavoidable.

[@klauswunderlich6169]

This is a rare footage of me playing "Top Gun" on the NES, trying to land on that damn carrier.

[@markjones7185]

That Helldiver pilot made one smooth wheels up landing!

[@new.handle]

I hope that first pilot survived, since it was a nasty head bump into deck.

[@kellybreen5526]

It looked like his head whiplashed and hit the deck. So I would suspect that was a fatal.

[@new.handle]

@@kellybreen5526 And it was a hard bump since I would imagine since he had a normal leather "helmet". But why he drifted so much to the right? It's almost like he does not correct heading.

[@kellybreen5526]

@@new.handle There are so many variables and flying was so much more difficult back then. Who knows? The pilot might have had a crosswind that was blanked by the island causing him to drift or the wind may have changed direction. So many things to go wrong... and clearly something did.

[@blank557]

Neck whiplash and sprained backs--And that's if you are lucky! Ouch!

[@erickent3557]

Don't forget smashing your head on the gunsight if you didn't tighten your straps!

[@Einwetok]

They could still fly again if it was minor, nowadays 2 ejects and you're retired from flying.

[@one_and_only1670]

My left brain:Interesting My right brain: *Insert bees bumping into one another with bonk sound effect*

[@klauslessmann4434]

... die USS Wasp besuchte in den 1960er Jahren einmal Kiel und lag damals im Nordhafen !

[@Riteaidbob]

Makes you wonder how they ever had any combat ready aircraft to begin with.

[@91Redmist]

Carrier deck operations in the 1940s were not for the faint of heart. To say nothing of when the bombs, torpedoes and kamikazes came.

[@louiepelletieriii6541]

My grand Uncle was killed on the USS Wasp when it was bombed on March 19 1945.

[@TwoStageTrigger]

Lots of extra shorts are needed on aircraft carriers.

[@ronmartin-dent1190]

Was on a destroyer with a Hunter/Killer task group built around the Wasp early ‘70’s.

[@kevinyu6351]

Poor wildcat :(

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Should have called it the USS Honey-bee so it'd be less scary to land on. That one at 2:35 looked horrible :(

[@ПетяВасильков-й3к]

Сколько усиль и потерь что бы потом показать силу авионесущего флота перед линкорами

[@АндрейШмырев-х8н]

Потрясающие кадры кинохроники...Интересно...сколько летчиков не ,,вписавшихся,, в размеры палубы осталось в живых??

[@ahricchappell6937]

There were 104 deaths in the year 1989. I believe almost all of those pilots in this footage did not survive, which is very heartbreaking.

[@АндрейШмырев-х8н]

@@ahricchappell6937 Эта цифра в 104 погибших летчиков касается всех вместе( винтовых и реактивных) или только реактивных??.Спасибо.

[@Ashfielder]

That first bomber landing was textbook stuff.

[@atulchakma1176]

Iam feeling bad for the pilots

[@petersimpson8666]

Brave men

[@peterjensen4190]

I might suspect a couple of those were career killers.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

I wonder if the Japanese had such footage.

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Excellent!!

[@stepheng4467]

The Wasp ! If there not crashing on the deck then there crashing in Ocean.

[@user-ct3ml6iu4n]

3:53 Why are there Beekeepers on the deck?

[@hw97karbine]

"Double Wasp" wasn't just an invented nickname for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 that powered the Hellcat, it was powered by angry insects in each of its 18 cylinders. In the case of a crash these might escape from a cracked cylinder and they needed to be protected from this danger.

[@davidh6300]

@@hw97karbine lol

[@valerijusp9710]

Ačiū Pilotams🇺🇲🇱🇹

[@allgood6760]

Top Crash!

[@wesmcgee1648]

Quite primitive looking now. State of the art aviation back then .

[@infinite3995]

Imagine how things will be in 50 years from now... 100 years from now... 200.... 500....1000.... We could not Imagine

[@ferrallderrall6588]

Way worse under power I'd assume

[@altango9874]

Un simile Celontexo al massimo doveva guidare il monopattino.

[@drott150]

Nepotism has put more than a few Naval aviators into their positions. I think some of these crashes may be because of that.

[@aj37ful]

Average age of these pilots was 21. 21!!!

[@johnelms4768]

I think the 21yr..old pilot. Did a great job. I am a pilot.the Landed, . they have I landed the aircraft was on 2 a 5ooo Ft. Hard black top runway. It looked like the pilot did walked away from the PLANE. GOOD JOB 👍👍

[@cedarwest37]

Traineeeeses

[@skyprof9067]

Why aircraft carrier stuf wearing some white suits? 3:54

[@hw97karbine]

It's a flame retardant suit in case the aircraft catches fire and they need to pull the pilot out.

[@seanmcardle]

Better at x1.75

[@sobakaletaka7875]

Cannon fodder

[@nickdsylva932]

First and second video I believe was either a F4F or a F6F. Who cares. What I really care about was the pilot hanging upside down for what seemed an eternity before anyone moved their butt to get the pilot out. If he had been a Marine pilot, the Marines would have moved mountains to get him out. If not, they would have spent the rest of their careers

[@ichbins8588]

relax, it's shown in slow-motion, and 0:23 shows immediate action by the crew members, starting to run towards the crashed plane

[@richieincident3613]

4:01 Helldiver SB2C on CV-7 (?!) Realy? 0_0

[@hw97karbine]

as specified in the description, crashes after 3:19 are on CV-18

[@mbryson2899]

According to the title clips were from both Wasps.