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PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 2:45 pm 
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Just saw a reference on a french site that former Duxford T-28/ Fennec N14113 was either completely or at least partially consumed by fire at La Ferte Alais on June 8th.

A fire broke out after take- off and a return to the field was initiated. The crew evacuated the plane unhurt after landing. According to a google translated pilot report bystanders tried to extinguish the fire, but was unsuccessful in doing so.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279235

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:48 pm 
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It's a shame.
Glad no one was hurt.
I know T-28s aren't exactly first tier warbirds, but having seen a friend's A and B models up close and watching them fly, I have come to really appreciate them.
Neat airplane and (semi) affordable.
Nice sound too.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:01 am 
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T-28's, if judged by their flying qualities, availability, and plenty of fun guys to fly with, do indeed deserve to be "first tier." Sadly every airframe in the world seems to have been brought back to the United States (about 600). The same pool of buyers were flooded with opportunities to buy CJ-6s, Yaks, and various surplus jets. The foreign counterfeit warbirds ruined the market for T-28's, BT-13s, T-6's, T-34's, etc. The market , after 30 years, has started to improve on a few of the American types.


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Thank you for all your messages of sympathy following our incident in T-28 yesterday. Rest assured my student and I are perfectly fine despite the severe damage now on the plane. The causes of the incident are not yet determined.
During the flight:
- a smell of gasoline occurred in the room,
- immediate identification and confirmation of a loss of fuel pressure on instruments and monitoring.
- at the same time, a turn around and a decision to oppose QFU, exit the train and shutters
- Identification and announcement of maneuver risks: Rear wind landing and slippery runway
- order to open the shutters in the short final.
- landing unclogged and with an engine that seems to be working perfectly.
- end of rolling detonation and smoke in the engine compartment
- order to cut off engine and evacuate
- Once out, contact and call firefighters
- the first assistance from people on site with fire extinguishers, we tried to put it out but unsuccessfully. The firemen then stepped in. The plane that had landed intact ended up partially burning.
Despite careful and specialized maintenance, a failure is always possible.
This is why we train and train to manage and detect situations like this.
Which also reminds us why we wear suitable outfits when we fly in this complex aircraft: gloves, bodysuit and helmet are not to be neglected.

For the rest be sure, for the material we will find solutions to keep making you dream.
Fly safe and see you soon
Baptist Salis

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