PELHAM 10 Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Crash at Duxford Imperial War Museum on Sunday 10th July 2011 during the Flying Legends air show. Mid-air collision between a P51 and a Skyraider during a break formation after a flypast involving 3 aircraft. The P51 crashed - pilot bailed out. The Skyraider managed to regain control and landed safely missing the outer section of a wing. edit: Just looked at some other photos and the Skyraider is missing 1/3 of a wing! Hi res pictures here: http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=75882&p=511889#p511889 Video here: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Video-Dramatic-moment-planes-collided-at-Duxford-show-11072011.htm Edited July 11, 2011 by PELHAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krzychuzokecia 719 Posted July 11, 2011 I've just read about it. Thank God that nobody was hurt, shame about Mustang... :( But Skyraider pilot did first-class job! Well done! Some other photos here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) From this photo it looks like the Skyraider nearly took the tail off the mustang. Maybe the control cables to the tail were severed making the P-51 unflyable? Apart from that it looks less damaged than the Skyraider! This guy did a first class job too! Pointed the aircraft into a field, bailed out and lived - not easy from a few hundred feet. Edited July 11, 2011 by PELHAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maturin 12 Posted July 11, 2011 How the hell did the Skyraider land with every control surface on his left wing dangling like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) It seems the damage to the P-51 have cripple the cooling systems or control surfaces. How the hell did the Skyraider land with every control surface on his left wing dangling like that? As long as the other control surface (R/H Wing, rudder, elevator) are still operational it can still fly. Edited July 11, 2011 by 4 IN 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[aps]gnat 29 Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Looking the video, seems to me the skyraiders is to blame for the incident ! Not paying attention to who was above him as he pitched over. Glad they are both safe. Shame to loose another vintage WWII plane in just weeks .... :( Apart from that it looks less damaged than the Skyraider! Theres a huge chop through the tail just aft of the cooler ..... whole tail also looks to be at an odd angle! Looking at the video, the P51 got a big sideways chop to the fuselage that kicked the plane pretty bad (last second of video). I recon if I was the pilot I'd be thinking after that violent a hit, my plane probably isnt real healthy ! Edited July 11, 2011 by [APS]Gnat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max power 21 Posted July 11, 2011 To me it looks like the tail of the mustang is warped in that photo. There's no telling what kind of damage the strike caused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-martin- 10 Posted July 11, 2011 Damn not another one, not that long ago the B-17 crashed Although I like to see veterans fly it’s a great shame when they crash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jblackrupert 14 Posted July 11, 2011 how the hell did the skyraider land with every control surface on his left wing dangling like that? l33t sk1llz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 12, 2011 Gary Numan on Flying: I gave up flying because I'd lost so many close friends I haven't done flying for a few years now. The big thing was that I was an air display pilot, and I used to teach aerobatics and formation flying in World War Two aeroplanes. And then, one by one all my friends were killed in crashes. In a very quick period I was fine fine fine fine, then all of a sudden it just went. One particular person died, and my brother had a big crash and was lucky to get away with it. Where before my wife didn't mind me doing it, but when this one particular person died, the first person she'd known who'd been killed in a crash, then all of a sudden she was done with it. She didn't want me to fly at all. There was a different atmosphere at home. That coincided with my own feelings that I felt like I'd pushed my luck. Everyone I knew apart from two or three people who I was distantly connected to had died. I don't have a photograph in my house of my flying friends where everyone is still alive. I'm the only one still alive out of six or seven people. I started to wonder if it was down to luck. (Think I'll give this hobby a miss!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abs 2 Posted July 12, 2011 Fix'd! How the hell did the Skyraider land with every control surface on his right wing dangling like that? Sorry. I have OCD. Abs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baff1 0 Posted July 13, 2011 Another crash at Duxford this week, A fokker tri-plane. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07/12/article-0-0CF99A1400000578-20_964x579.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) I must remember not to drive past on the M11 during Airshows! Problem is the BBMF crowd, The C-47 Dakota and old warbirds often fly over my house during the summer. The RAF/ Army Helicopters use the route all week long too. Is an aircraft crashing into your house covered under insurance? Edited July 13, 2011 by PELHAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 14, 2011 Thats actually a very good question. I guess it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarkwick 261 Posted July 14, 2011 I must remember not to drive past on the M11 during Airshows! Problem is the BBMF crowd, The C-47 Dakota and old warbirds often fly over my house during the summer. The RAF/ Army Helicopters use the route all week long too. Is an aircraft crashing into your house covered under insurance? It might be defined as an act of MOD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 14, 2011 It might be defined as an act of MOD. "An act of MOD" lol - that's a good one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
