Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
You could ask Bob Hoover about paying attention during fueling Commanders! There's a famous pic of him signing autographs while the line boy fills up his Shrike with Jet A. The resulting crash was survivable, fortunately for all.
GF
Wow! I'd love to see that picture if you can find it!
It just goes to show you that even the best can fk up on any given day. I think I recall hearing something about that back when it happened. I also heard he dug a groove into the runway at Reno while landing his P51...gear up!
He went around when he heard the grinding, put the gear down, and then landed safely, but the prop was toast.
