[Photo] After missing the arresting wires, an FM-2 Wildcat made it almost the length of the flight deck before nosing over aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45.

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After missing the arresting wires, an FM-2 Wildcat made it almost the length of the flight deck before nosing over aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45. ww2dbase

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F4F Wildcat	Main article	Photos
Sable	Main article	Photos

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Lake Michigan, United States

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David Stubblebine

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20 Sep 2013

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WW2-Era Place Name	Lake Michigan, United States
Lat/Long	43.0252, -87.0663

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