F6F-5 Hellcat which was hit by kamikaze landing on the USS Randolph becomes engulfed in flames but the wounded pilot escapes thanks to the fire crew. - Released June 28, 1945 - Official U.S. Navy Photograph - Collections Of The National Archives
The wording on this photo / video implies that the Hellcat was hit by a kamikaze and then lands the aircraft but if I am correct the aircraft lands on the carrier and damages the external fuel pod and it explodes into flames. I could be wrong. I can’t be positive if the Hellcat landing on the carrier is the same one in the photo although the aircraft both look like they have 58 or 59 painted on the fuselage, coincidence …?
Here is an excerpt of an article I found:
This almost unreal footage of World War II was taken in the Pacific Theater. Although the clip is longer and is dedicated to describing how Japanese Kamikaze pilots were prepared and trained, the Hellcat landing starts at 5:17 in the video.
Damaged, some planes land with missing landing gear while others have shot up engines and fuel tanks. Upon landing, some of them erupt in flames. The part that we are showing you here is actually close to a miracle.
When you see the thick smoke and fireballs coming out of everywhere, you’d probably think the pilot had no chance even if it was due to the sheer lack of oxygen.
The brave and tireless emergency crews on deck got as close to the plane as possible, however, spraying foam on the doomed plane. Miraculously, the pilot emerged from the steaming plane on his own and although slightly burned, seemed to be alright. As intense as this footage was, something like this was, unfortunately, a constant occurrence during the war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qhznCrg5eQ&t=317s
(If you have several hours / days to burn …)
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