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Posted on 04/18/2021 7:00:36 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
A World War II era aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in the ocean during the Cocoa Beach Air Show on Saturday.
Officials said a TBM Avenger performing in the warbird parade had a mechanical issue and the pilot was able to bring the plane down close to the shore.
Rescue personnel were immediately on scene and the pilot is OK, officials said.
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I didn’t know those were amphibious.
They aren’t.
A real Bush move right there.
Wreck 2 more and he’ll be eligible to run for President.
Although it was an unfortunate event, it was a well-executed water landing.
Landing means land, right? I know the term, “water landing,” but what’s the proper term for a plane going into the water? Ditch? Splash down?
Brevard County, Florida ping.Way too close to the shore and swimmers.
he successfully avoided splashing down onto those swimmers.
It was a close call!
Good landing.....glad the pilot and beachgoers are ok.....
Hopefully, it has been recovered and can be made airworthy again.....
Bush the 1st was a legitimate war hero. Had he been captured by the Japanese, he would have been interrogated, and probably eaten. Should have stayed away from politics.
Bush the 2nd made a terrible decision bases on bad information from the intelligence community. Costs many soldiers their lives and maimed many more. Should have stayed away from politics.
President Bush was shot down in WWII off of Le Shima. Documentary evidence exists that the Japanese tortured then cannibalized hearts and livers of downed US airmen there. He was the youngest US Navy aviator at the time, an achievement in it's own right.
Great tagline.
Ditch
Hope the plane can be saved.
There are times we miss living there. 😃🐟🐊🐛🐜🌴🌞🌀🏄🚀🚤
McCain was also aboard the Forrestal during the July 29, 1967 fire. Although some said it was his fault, it’s never been proven and it is pretty stupid to think so. It was an electrical “fault” that fired a Zuni from an F-4B Phantom that started the whole mess. McCain was an A-4 driver on the deck at the time.
Now that’s done, he is gone from this earth and it’s better to say nothing about the dead if one cannot say something nice.
With no working engine, the pilot couldn’t do a lot of choosing. Plane probably on the edge of stalling, turning would have been a bad idea. Managed to miss everyone.
Not sure about the walkaway part, or if "swim away" can be used instead.
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