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The CAF press release gives details, etc... Owns it as their aircraft, names a pilot. Not sure how you would even go to the whole too small deal. I was taxiing for takeoff when it happened. A bit mad at myself for a minor delay that would have put us a few minutes earlier and on tower freq instead of ground.

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

First and foremost I’m pleased nobody was seriously injured or killed. I will also hasten to add that I’m equally as glad my (and the rest of the team that cared for Red Tail here in the Twin Cities) involvement with the CAF and Red Tail Squadron ended almost two years ago and have had nothing to do with them since that time. It makes me quite ill to see pictures of our years of craftsmanship and dedication to cause laying on the ground in pieces again. I wish the Squadron and CAF all the best and a speedy recovery from this incident.

I’ve been told that speculation and rumors on multiple social media channels are claiming the cause of the “Forced Landing” was a mechanical failure. In the interest of fair reporting and protection of the innocent (The good people who have been maintaining the airplane for the last two years), that is completely false. That’s as much as I will offer other than to say my information is based on first hand fact.

I should probably change my WIX screen name to something else!

John

So, the suggestion is that it might be the same sort of "mechanical failure" which caused the gear of the Rocky Mountain Wing TBM to mysteriously retract? :-/

Sucks to see her all messed up like this.

Lynn

You mean... a defective stick actuator?

Richard

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I'm not about how much 'free advertising' the CAF would like for damaging an airplane, regardless of the fault...
Full sized one, no question. I've stood next to it myself at last year's Olympia airshow.
Still, I agree that some of the photos do sort of make it look a little smaller than it really is.

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Ryan

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

I feel for you. It is for that reason alone you will never see my name on a CAF membership card. I support the individual squad's causes, but what HQ has and continues to do to squadrons isn't right in my opinion.

Just as bad as what Talichet and his family has done to countless museums. Let them restore the planes with their own money with the intention of that museum flying it when done and then pulling the A/C out right before they finish it and would have fulfilled the agreement which would have seen them flying it.

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Tyler Pinkerton
Active Member of Air Heritage Inc. of Beaver Falls, PA.
Aircraft: C47B, C-123K, Fairchild F-24, Funk Model B, L-21B, T-28B, T-34B
Static: F-4C Phantom II, F-15A, T-3 Provost

Interesting comment. I am a relatively new CAF member. While I don't necessarily like a lot of things HQ has done in recent years, I recognize that much of it is a necessary evil in a larger effort to clean up the unfortunate reputation that the CAF developed over several decades.

As far as individual squadrons: I've been interacted with a few different squadrons in the last few years. Let's just say that they are not all equal. Some are much better than others - some get it and some continue to fight for the wrong things.

I'm a new member, too, having watched the CAF for years and this incident has Not caused me to regret that choice.

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

The Red Tail squadron just posted their Facebook page that Mustang will be heading to AirCorps Aviation for rebuild. It should be there in a little over a week.

Makes sense with another P-51C in their shop.

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

That and at least 1 member of their staff was involved in the first two rebuilds.

Aircorps has had quite a bit of experience with this aircraft over the last couple of years as well (annuals/maintenance/engine change).