Keywords: F7U-1 CVB-41 launch2 1941.jpg Launch of the first production Vought F7U-1 Cutlass BuNo 124415 from the aircraft carrier USS Midway CVB-41 on 25 July 1951 The plane was piloted by Lt Cmdr E L Feightner After tests at the NATC Patuxent River the F7U-1 was used for carrier qualifications It was the only landing of a F7U-1 on a carrier as the pilot's visibility was so poor that he could not see the flight deck during the landing The Landing Signal Officer had to give Feightner the signal to cut the engine but this method almost led to a ramp strike www midwaysailor com http //www midwaysailor com/midway1950/midway-1284b jpg http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 17877 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7202 003 1951-07-25 Bob Dorais USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Vought F7U Cutlass Aboard USS Midway CV-41 |