Heading For Trouble -- The pilot of this Royal Air Force Firebrand Fighter plane certainly made his presence known when he paid a visit to the British carrier, HMS Illustrious during NATO naval exercises of "Operation Mainbrace". Here the Firebrabd is about to foul the right wing on a flight deck fitting. The plane slewed into the 'island' with the wingtip broken off and the propeller damaged. The pilot, who was making his second approach after narrowly missing the mainmast on the first try, climbed out of the plane uninjured. He was flown back to his own carrier, the HMS Eagle, by helicopter. September 27, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).