72modeler Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Found this one just now. Doesn't look like the gutless Cutlass was much fun to come aboard, as the crash at around 5:50 shows. Pilot was killed, but all injured deck/fire crews survived. Pilot was the squadron exec. Footage via YouTube. Mike 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Incredible how the LSO could see what was happening, and managed to run across the deck in front of the Cutlass to avoid being killed at his station, that and the poor guy in the cat walk. Very informative page on the tragic event here, http://www.richkirschsfightinghannah.com/alkire-faulkner-gallery/index.htm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Neu- Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, 71chally said: Incredible how the LSO could see what was happening, and managed to run across the deck in front of the Cutlass to avoid being killed at his station, that and the poor guy in the cat walk. Very informative page on the tragic event here, http://www.richkirschsfightinghannah.com/alkire-faulkner-gallery/index.htm Apparently only the pilot was killed, everybody else was treated for their injuries, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Maybe this year I’ll finish my F7U-3 monograph, coauthored with Al Casby, who is restoring one of his to flight status. In the meantime: https://thanlont.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-gutless-cutlass.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 8:15 AM, Tailspin Turtle said: Maybe this year I’ll finish my F7U-3 monograph, coauthored with Al Casby, who is restoring one of his to flight status. In the meantime: https://thanlont.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-gutless-cutlass.html Tommy- count me in for one copy! Can't wait to wee it, as good Cutlass references are few and far between! What in the world is Al going to power his- J-85's? Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 41 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Tommy- count me in for one copy! Can't wait to wee it, as good Cutlass references are few and far between! What in the world is Al going to power his- J-85's? Mike He has enough of flightworthy J46s for a while. From the standpoint of durability and reliability and considering his F7U will be light, he is confident that they’ll be adequate for his purposes. I’ll note that the Gutless sobriquet came into being when the Navy repurposed it as a Sparrow I missile armed fleet air defense fighter, adding a couple of thousand pounds of empty weight without any increase in engine thrust, which to be fair, considering the mission, it didn’t need. As a day fighter, even with derated engines, it had a thrust to weight ratio as good as or better than the FJ-3 and F9F-8. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Thanks for sharing these interesting footage. 👍 Edited January 13, 2022 by 112 Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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