Скачать или смотреть TBM noseover crash on landing on USS Block Island May, 1945 WW2

Around May 27, 1945 on USS Black Island while on missions near Sakashima Gunto, this TBM pilot had an unfortunate landing. First it is view at normal speed and then slow motion. This crash is part of this video:

   • USS Block Island operations around Sakashi...  

These were among the first Marine Squadrons to operate from Escort Carriers in the Pacific theater during WW2. There were four Escort Carriers that started this new program:

CVE-106 USS Block Island with squadrons VMTB-233 and VMF-511
CVE-107 USS Gilbert Islands with squadrons VMTB-143 and VMF-512
CVE-109 USS Cape Gloucester with squadrons VMTB-132 and VMF-351
CVE-111 USS Vella Gulf with squadrons VMTB-234 and VMF-513

More of these WW2 Carrier based training and operations videos will be found at channel @WW2VMTB. I will be uploading new videos of the Squadron, ship training and combat experience over time.

These films are from the collections of the USMC History Division and are digitized and physically preserved through a partnership with the University of South Carolina. These films, and much more, can be found at digital.library.sc.edu.

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