An awful lot of the WWII naval fighter planes you see in museums were pulled up from the bottom of Lake Michigan. The pilots training to land on these carriers missed fairly frequently.
The water at the bottom of the lake is great for preservation too, so the planes are usually in very good condition, except for whatever damage occurred when they hit the water.
An awful lot of the WWII naval fighter planes you see in museums were pulled up from the bottom of Lake Michigan. The pilots training to land on these carriers missed fairly frequently.
The water at the bottom of the lake is great for preservation too, so the planes are usually in very good condition, except for whatever damage occurred when they hit the water.
The U.S. Navy still has their main training facility near Chicago. And they still have weird training ships. USS Trayer is probably the strangest.[1]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQCh1mLTIGk