A wheel and a prayer. A Corsair is seen coming in to land on a British Pacific Fleet aircraft-carrier ivith only one wheel down. In a skilful landing, as shown in the lower picture, the pilot caught the arrester wire and stopped with only minor damage.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 6
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46A wheel and a prayer. A Corsair is seen coming in to land on a British Pacific Fleet aircraft-carrier ivith only one wheel down. In a skilful landing, as shown in the lower picture, the pilot caught the arrester wire and stopped with only minor damage. Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 6
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