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Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:55 pm
by Mike Tango
Seems to have been today...


Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:05 pm
by Iceman
If you’re going to ditch, that looks like a pretty good outcome; plonk it on at low forward speed, gear up and no flip.

Iceman 8)

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:39 pm
by Rob P
It will doubtless be restored, even though the type doesn't have the cachet it held when the first Bush was President.

Rob P

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:46 pm
by pullup
A few very lucky swimmers...

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:13 pm
by townleyc
Shame about the commentary...

KE

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:18 am
by rf3flyer
I can never see tweets that get posted on here. Do you have to be a member (?) of twitter to see these things?

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:32 am
by Paul_Sengupta
I'm not, and I can see them.

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:43 am
by Hooligan

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:18 am
by gaznav
Image

Very few lucky swimmers indeed! :shock: :shock:

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:19 pm
by Lockhaven
Here is a slightly longer video that someone captured showing more of the approach, engine sounds a bit rough.


Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:35 pm
by rusty eagle
The 'Oh my God' soundtrack did get Mrs RE thinking I was watching porn!

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:39 pm
by Iceman
Aviation porn, darling :lol: !

Iceman 8)

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:11 pm
by townleyc
Why do they always seem to repeat the same clip?

Surely if you want to see it again you can just do that.

KE

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:13 pm
by ChampChump


Pilot okay. I had to laugh at the sunbathers who were utterly uninterested.

Re: Grumman Avenger ditching...

PostPosted:Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:18 am
by classgee
Very close to shore. Just luck there are no dead swimmers...