Second war bird crash in Central Texas
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Second war bird crash in Central Texas
Private P51 crashed last weekend.
https://www.dailytrib.com/2018/11/18...-wwii-veteran/
C-47 crash same area a couple months before.
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20180721-0
There is talk of FAA placing further restrictions on “Museum war bird flying”.
https://www.dailytrib.com/2018/11/18...-wwii-veteran/
C-47 crash same area a couple months before.
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20180721-0
There is talk of FAA placing further restrictions on “Museum war bird flying”.
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You know, sometimes $hit just happens....
It isn't necessarily the age of the aircraft or the pilot. A moment's complacency is all it takes. Here is a mishap involving an older aircraft:
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20020328-0
And granted, it WAS an older aircraft, but it had been restored to like new condition by the original manufacturer (spared no expense) and the initial test flight after restoration was done by the professional test pilots for that manufacturer who by anyone's standards woukd have been considered exceptionally well qualified. And the restoration had been done perfectly, and the flight was going great...until they ran it out of gas.
Fortunately, no one was hurt when the aircraft was ditched. It got pulled out, rebuilt AGAIN, and eventually flown off to the Smithsonian's display facility in Chantilly VA.
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20020328-0
And granted, it WAS an older aircraft, but it had been restored to like new condition by the original manufacturer (spared no expense) and the initial test flight after restoration was done by the professional test pilots for that manufacturer who by anyone's standards woukd have been considered exceptionally well qualified. And the restoration had been done perfectly, and the flight was going great...until they ran it out of gas.
Fortunately, no one was hurt when the aircraft was ditched. It got pulled out, rebuilt AGAIN, and eventually flown off to the Smithsonian's display facility in Chantilly VA.
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