Kenneth Schechter, Survivor Of Blind Landing, Dies At 83

AvWeb.com ^ | Dec 31, 2013

[KeyLargo]

Yep,

Men of the Fighting Lady Original Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxhvK4ABoVU

[Hulka]

I agree about the ‘too fast’ consideration, but can’t take anything away from the Fast FAC boys in Vietnam. Real Men.

[NTHockey]

Max speed on an AD was 320 mph. With the dive brakes extended, it was not more than 50 mph (according to Marine pilots who flew the missions).

[Figment]

Wow.Puts my trivial problems in a different perspective

[GBA]

May he rest peacefully with the Lord.

Not to take anything away from him, but he wasn't the only one to land blind during the Korean war.

On September 17, 1050, Ensign Edward D Jackson, Jr. blind landed an F9F-2 Panther on the carrier Philippine Sea after flying into steel "booby trap" cables strung across the Han river.

The story is told in the current issue (March 2014) of Aviation History. This is one of their best issues yet!

[GBA]

That should have been written: September 17, 1950, not 1050.

[gura]

Thanks for your service. Happy New Year.

[NTHockey]

Ship shown in the trailer is USS Oriskany (CV-34).

[hoosierham]

That was my point:the A1 could fly slow enough for the pilot to be sure of delivery on target.Vietnam pilots didn’t have laser guided bombs.

[KeyLargo]

I figured a squid would be nit picking my post not a jar head.....:)

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Vietnam pilots didn’t have laser guided bombs.

. . . not counting experimental ones.

[cpdiii]

To the grunts on the ground the SKY RAIDER was an angel of mercy. To the enemy it was the open gate to hell. The SKY RAIDER was down in the dirt with the grunts. Heaven is one angel better today because of that man that flew that wonderful beast of a ground attack aircraft.

[wita]

In 1969 they were still flying and fighting at NKP Thailand. I think the training base was Hurlburt Field FL.

[Hulka]

Thanks.