TBM Avenger forced water landing.
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Hope those guys got out ok. It looked to me like a very well done water landing. Darn shame about the TBM.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
I agree.
Look at all the people ( not ) running into the water to help ...............
Look at all the people ( not ) running into the water to help ...............
Thumpalumpacus
Captain
It's hard to imagine a water-landing so neatly done. Here's hoping all aboard are okay, and that the salvage can keep the plane flying.
Glad all ok. The woman filming seemed so uninterested by it all...
Life is just another airshow. Amazing how realistic they make it look!
Judging from its history, this poor bird seems to have an affinity for landing mishaps. Jinx machine?
DBII
Senior Master Sergeant
The guy being interviewed said he almost went into the water to help...
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Sad that people nowadays reach for their phone to film instead of going to help.
Glad they are ok.
Glad they are ok.
Crimea_River
Marshal
There are several other videos on FB showing this from different angles and one in particular shows several people swimming out to help. I myself would probably hesitate because they would probably end up having to rescue me as well!
MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
They were able to get it out of the water and up on the beach. They got it on a truck and were going to fold the wings and haul it up to Titusville.
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The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
- 3,712
- Jun 27, 2007
I was swimming and goddam ww1 airplane landed on me head.
True story.
True story.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Please expand.
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
Well, glad to hear that all are OK! also, a question comes to my hand: This is a ww2 era plane, how do they get repair parts??? they build'em or use spare parts from that era? of course, if any usable spare parts remained after all these years!!!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
You certainly came to the right place to get that answer. Hello GregP. Come in GregP.
cvairwerks
Senior Airman
Some parts are still available, others will be made. With some quick effort on a corrosion control program, most of the a/c can be saved. Wiring, circuit breakers, switches and instruments are goners, as are flexible hoses. Any of the original electronics can be saved with effort. A complete flood wash and then flooding everything with ACF50 or LPS-2 or similar fluids will go a long way to arresting the start of any corrosion. After that, a fast and complete tear down and cleaning of all structure and systems components to eliminate any remaining salt residue will be needed. As to how much of that gets done and on what time schedule will be dictated by the museum and it's insurance company.
FowellBox: There is a huge difference between being exposed to salt air and submersion in salt water in the way you have to treat the structure for long term survivability.
FowellBox: There is a huge difference between being exposed to salt air and submersion in salt water in the way you have to treat the structure for long term survivability.
Many thanks Cvairman, my only experience was when a RAF Nimrod had to ditch due to some mechanical failure and the company that I worked for at the time got the job of providing a complete replacement wiring loom and, of course the Nimrod was not an historic aircraft then.
Brian
Brian
