Admiral Beez
Major
with the exception of Canadian P/O Jerrold Alpine Smith successfully landing his Malta-bound RAF Spitfire back on USS Wasp without a hook due to a failure with his slipper tank, I can find no record of the Supermarine fighter successfully landing on a USN carrier.
Here's a good account of Seafires visiting USS Essex, Armoured Aircraft Carriers where two FAA pilots tried to land their Seafires and both pranged, with one aircraft being taken back to the US as a museum piece.
Did the Seafire ever successfully land on a USN carrier?
Here's a good account of Seafires visiting USS Essex, Armoured Aircraft Carriers where two FAA pilots tried to land their Seafires and both pranged, with one aircraft being taken back to the US as a museum piece.
Did the Seafire ever successfully land on a USN carrier?
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