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Old 05-06-2013, 10:52 AM
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Spectators watch in horror as plane plunges to ground at Spanish air show - World News
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Old 05-06-2013, 02:47 PM
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It looks like he tried to do a low fly-by, but clipped a telephone pole.

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Originally Posted by undflyboy06 View Post
It looks like he tried to do a low fly-by, but clipped a telephone pole.

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Very curious where you got this from.
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR View Post
Very curious where you got this from.
My bad . The video that I saw was the same crash, but from a different angle. I should have double checked the link that the OP posted before I made that comment.

LiveLeak.com - Vintage Jet Accident in Madrid - Another angle
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I don't know if I can say that he clipped a pole or simply crashed into it. Was he out of control before he started contacting obstacles? I can't tell from that video.
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When I watched video 1 it appeared the altitude was misjudged and there was not enough room to complete the maneuver. Similar to the F/A-18 demo guy doing a "square loop" and pancaked on the runway (he survived).

The second video I got the impression he knew he was in trouble and was trying to get away from the crowd.
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