Rare Seafire as gear up landing

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A Seafire SX336 had to make a gear-up landing in Bondues, France, after an unknown malfunction, according to World Warbird News. Pilot Anna Walker was not injured in the incident, which was captured by photographer Antoine Alacusos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaantoi...7627100683798/

Sad sight

[Doc_uk]

very sad sight, but all is not lost

[conio]

- The grass color doesn't look right.
- The damage model needs some tweaking.
- The dust "puff" moved too fast.

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Originally Posted by conio

- The grass color doesn't look right.
- The damage model needs some tweaking.
- The dust "puff" moved too fast.

And you can't see the tracers LOL

[Mysticpuma]

Should have turned the engine off and glided in....imagine all the damage inside that engine!

Then again....she is alive and that's more important and at-least she wont have to reverse it into a Hangar

Cheers, MP

[Lololopoulos]

Originally Posted by conio

- The grass color doesn't look right.
- The damage model needs some tweaking.
- The dust "puff" moved too fast.

hahahahhaah i can't stop laughing. oh to add one, the propeller doesn't look very realistic.

I wonder why he did this though, pilot mistake or gear failure. it's sad seeing such a beautiful spitfire nose in onto the grass.

lol. True True.

[White Owl]

Aww...

You know, in IL-2 1946 the Seafire is my favorite airplane. Handles like a Spitfire, and you can land on aircraft carriers. Have your cake and eat it too. I used the dynamic campaign generator to create a fictional alternate-history campaign where the USN bought a whole bunch of Seafires and used them in the Pacific. That series of missions was the most fun I had in '46.

At least this plane shouldn't be in too bad shape. The engine will need a lot of work, of course, but the rest is just sheet metal. You can always get more sheet metal. Just a matter of time and money.

[Doc_uk]

Originally Posted by conio

- The grass color doesn't look right.
- The damage model needs some tweaking.
- The dust "puff" moved too fast.

Originally Posted by Lololopoulos

hahahahhaah i can't stop laughing. oh to add one, the propeller doesn't look very realistic.

I wonder why he did this though, pilot mistake or gear failure. it's sad seeing such a beautiful spitfire nose in onto the grass.

and im sure if the Sea was in there, the waves would be to high lol

[Krt_Bong]

Surprised the prop was made of wood, at least it appears to be.