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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 03:19 PM UTC




I am told both pilots survived.
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 03:44 PM UTC
Stephen,
Were these two events related or just by time? Where were the accidents and what were the circumstances if you have any more info?
Some very beautiful hardware getting trashed; hate it when that happens!

Lance
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 04:15 PM UTC
Yep, this was at Duxford, in England very recently I believe. This is also the event where a Douglas AD-1 Skyraider was clipped in the wing by the vertical stabilizer of a North American P-51D! The pilot of the Skyraider landed alright, the Mustang pilot had to bail out. Thank god he had enough altitude to do so! Russell
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 04:27 PM UTC
The first photo is the one in Duxford July 10th. The second was taken in Genesco NY on July 9th after an engine failure.
Anyone seen Snoopy lately?
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 04:33 PM UTC
Nice one Jessica, I was just looking for a little white hound with a big grin hiding in one of the pictures. Great minds think alike !!

BTW, should we call you Buttercup?

Cheers, D
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 05:06 PM UTC
No, she's just my avatar. My hair is browner than hers
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 05:14 PM UTC

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No, she's just my avatar. My hair is browner than hers


Browner than hers . . . . INCONCEIVABLE !!
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 05:39 PM UTC
That word you use.I do no' think it means what you think it means.
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 05:49 PM UTC
No more rhyming now, I mean it !

Best movie ever made, this could go on and on now.
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 03:54 AM UTC

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Yep, this was at Duxford, in England very recently I believe. This is also the event where a Douglas AD-1 Skyraider was clipped in the wing by the vertical stabilizer of a North American P-51D! The pilot of the Skyraider landed alright, the Mustang pilot had to bail out. Thank god he had enough altitude to do so! Russell


Good Lord; three prangs in one Show!?! Anyone know where the Air Display Director/AirBoss is hiding??
Good that everyone got out at least.

Cheers,
Lance
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 04:11 AM UTC
Sad as you say, great the pilots are alive, and the plane some months in hangar for repairs and surely will fly again.
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 05:23 AM UTC

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Good Lord; three prangs in one Show!?!


No only two, and to be fair the Fokker nosed over during taxiing, not flying. The other Fokker pranged in Genesco New York, just a little far away from Duxford.
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 06:06 AM UTC

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Good Lord; three prangs in one Show!?!


No only two, and to be fair the Fokker nosed over during taxiing, not flying. The other Fokker pranged in Genesco New York, just a little far away from Duxford.


Thanks Jessica; even the "eternal Mr. Negative" (Me) found the previous assumption beyond belief. Other then a lot of shop time for the Tripes all is much better.

Cheers,
Lance
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 06:16 AM UTC
Honestly the top picture looks almost photoshopped, and inspired by some comic...

The ideal candidate for a 'caption this' contest/thread...

Good to hear all pilots survived though (part of the reason why at least the first picture does look as comedic as it does"...
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Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 - 08:24 AM UTC
here ya go,
apparently the wash off a sea fury? warming up was enough to flip the DR.1 up on its nose.







i was at the other end of the airfield when i took these...

paul
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Posted: Monday, July 18, 2011 - 04:13 AM UTC
1. Notice the control corrections... keep the left wing down and turn into the Wash!

2. Though all a bit useless for an 800 Lbs Dr.I, in a 2000 hp "fifteen foot?" prop air blast.

Captn Tommy
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Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 02:44 AM UTC
Notice the guy in the lower left... hand to head.
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