Pilot OK, Plane Not Too Bad Off Either After F-86 Gear Up Landing
Sun, 09 Apr ’06One Tough “Flying Fossil”
Trouble with the right main gear forced the pilot of a vintage F-86 to bring the fighter in for a gear up landing Saturday during the River Region Air Show at Maxwell AFB near Montgomery, AL
Video below:
http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/video_f86landing.htm
By: DGH - 15th April 2006 at 19:53
Excellent piece of work there by the pilot. I bet he’s glad he had the wing tanks on or that could have been alot more expensive.
By: ollieholmes - 15th April 2006 at 00:17
Very fitting comment from the commentator. ‘And that ladys and gentlemen is why we train so hard for many hours’ Or something along those lines.
By: Barnowl - 15th April 2006 at 00:01
Lovely landing there, textbook!
BARNOWL
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April 14, 2006 at 11:09 pm