USS Wasp (CV-7) flight operations,prior to World War II. Slow motion sequence, from two different perspectives, of a Grumman F3F-2 Marine Corps aircraft landing on the flight deck. The airplane rounds out high, clips two restraining cables, and stalls, dropping nose first to the deck and falling on right wings, then balancing vertically on its nose, before falling back onto its wheels.
A U.S. F4F-3 aircraft crash lands on deck of the USS Wasp (CV-7) during World War 2. Sequence in slow motion begins with hard contact on deck that collapses landing gear and bends propeller blades. The pilot clearly visible in cockpit, with canopy open. The aircraft slides forward and across the deck where it stops at the very edge. Deck crewmen jump up and head toward the airplane.
USS Wasp flight operations. F4F aircraft lands on the air carrier. It crashes into the barrier. Superstructure in the background.
U.S. Navy CV-7 USS Wasp flight operations. F4F aircraft crashes on the flight deck. It catches wire and crashes. Men run towards the plane. Superstructure in the background.
USS Wasp flight operations. F4F aircraft approaches stern during aircraft operations. It lands on the flight deck. Men run towards the plane.
USS Wasp flight operations in Pacific Theater. F4F aircraft crashing into stern. Men running towards the aircraft. Other aircraft landing on the flight deck.
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