F4U Takeoff Crash-Wings folded

[twocee]

Originally Posted by kaki3152

Thanks George, the F4U was not known as the "Ensign Eliminator" for nothing

I think that "Ensign Eliminator" meant that a lot of trainees on the aircraft had difficulty in mastering it. However, because the aircraft was very strong the number of fatalities was relatively low.

The loss in the photo was simple pilot error.