Even when conditions were ideal, putting the high-performance Corsair down on a narrow runway of pierced steel planking could lead to trouble. If a pilot strayed off the edge of the paved runway and hooked a wheel in the soft shoulder, the result was often a sudden flip upside down. Black Sheep pilot Denmark Groover had the distinction of overturning two Corsairs—but he walked away from both accidents, including this one in “lucky” side number 777. Photo credit: Bruce Gamble collection via National Archives