Sounds like Carbone didn't do his homework in writing this story. Only one of the gear extended, single tire, and it was ripped off upon landing.
Recovered plane from Ted's miracle landing
Posted on 12/28/2005 11:51:03 AM PST by BronzePencil
From 7,500 feet another pilot announced: "He's on fire and he's coming in!" The fighter pilot strapped into a plane spewing flames was none other than Ted Williams, baseball hero and a Marine Corps reservist called to fight in Korea despite his celebrity status. Williams pushed his Panther jet toward the landing strip at a base called K-13; the wheels hit the strip at 200 mph; he stomped the brakes and the flaming plane slid for nearly two miles before he popped the canopy and jumped out. That August he was back playing left field for the Boston Red Sox, hitting .407 in 91 at bats. Now two men are teaming up to promote the wartime exploits of Williams and other celebrities called to duty despite their fame. As part of their promotion, the two -- Frank Lennon of Providence and Dave McCarthy of the Ted Williams Museum -- plan to display a refurbished F9F Panther jet of the same vintage that Williams flew.
(Excerpt) Read more at projo.com ...
Be nice if Ted was given a proper burial.
snip "he stomped the brakes and the flaming plane slid for nearly two miles"
Two miles? Really?
It sure would. Other than Pat Tillman I can't think of a current "celebrity" who enlisted in the Armed Forces unlike the countless celebrities who enlisted in WW 2m Korea, etc.
If it's in the paper it must be true. Lol.
It's intriguing to think what Ted's lifetime stats would have been if he hadn't flown for his country in WWII -and- Korea.
It's nice to see that a restored plane beheading to the Ted Williams museum.
Ouch.
Ted Williams received a deferment in WWII and got quite a bit of heat from the fans. He then was in the Naval Reserve and saw no action in WWII. Read more at:
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/tributes/mlb_obit_ted_williams.jsp?content=military
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Sounds like Carbone didn't do his homework in writing this story. Only one of the gear extended, single tire, and it was ripped off upon landing.
Recovered plane from Ted's miracle landing
True, his mother was dependent on him hence the deferment. Nonetheless he enlisted voluntarily, was called to active duty and the war ended before he saw any combat. I guess he made up for it in Korea.
Headline: Museum to Restore Ted Williams Plane
Article: plan to display a refurbished F9F Panther jet of the same vintage that Williams flew.
It's not Ted Williams' plane. It is one like his.
Unlike Johnny Damon, Ted never would have switched to the Yankees.
Man, that's cold.
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