It was in a book I recently read - a compilation of flying stories. I think
it was a skyraider and it was during Korean war/action/whatever the hell
term they use.

amazing.


"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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Years ago a story went around about a Navy pilot that forgot to unfold
his wings and took of (maybe at Pensacola???) He got airborne and flew
a closed pattern and landed with no damage to airplane or himself


Big John
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I read that this happened in Vietnam, the plane an A-1 Skyraider.

I heard that it was an AD-1, long before Viet Nam and before its
designation was changed to A-1. The gives some idea of the time
period. I may even have heard the story while I was still in the
Marines, which would place it prior to July 1954. Sorry, I have no
other details.

The AD's wings folded fairly far from the fuselage, so there was a
considerable amount of wing "unfolded."

vince norris