Fatal air crash in Australia, 3 November 2012
Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:28 am
Sadly today news in Australia reported a pilot with a warbird interest, died when his 80% scale Mustang fighter crashed after take off.
Well known Terry Kronk was killed flying to a airshow sadly.
Here is his plane which i photod - the silver/red/blue coloured Mustang at Narromine airshow in September 2012 -
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... ke&theater
Sad to hear of his passing.
*mod edit - Phil, his name is Terry, not Tony. Name corrected. *
Well known Terry Kronk was killed flying to a airshow sadly.
Here is his plane which i photod - the silver/red/blue coloured Mustang at Narromine airshow in September 2012 -
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... ke&theater
Sad to hear of his passing.
*mod edit - Phil, his name is Terry, not Tony. Name corrected. *
Re: 80% scale Mustang warbird crash today in Australia
Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:35 pm
Very sorry to hear this, Phil. 
Lynn
Lynn
Re: 80% scale Mustang warbird crash today in Australia
Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:43 pm
Dang, it was a Stewart S-51. They are rare enough in their own right as replicas. Godspeed to the pilot.
Re: 80% scale Mustang warbird crash today in Australia
Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:50 pm
Sad news of the loss of a remarkable man.
Could a Mod please correct the headline to 'Fatal' accident and the date not 'today'? Thanks.
Could a Mod please correct the headline to 'Fatal' accident and the date not 'today'? Thanks.
Re: 80% scale Mustang warbird crash today in Australia
Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:53 pm
Cerainly sad news. He was a great supporter of aviation events both local and further afield.
Terry was a family man and was respected by those that knew him.
He was a skilled designer and builder and had the abillity to turn ideas into realities. He designed and built both the Mustang and his FW190 from scratch and also owned and built a Supermarine Kit Spitfire. Other projects underway include a scale Bearcat imported from the US and a Mosquito with the fuselage of an Aero Commander as the basis of the project.
Before he started building his own collection of aircraft he was also a Warbird owner/operator in his own right.
His other passion was of Millitary History and as such was part of the driving force behind the annual event - the Air and Land Spectacular. This event and show reenacted military battles from WW1 through to Vietnam. The scenes included the use of millitary vehicles as Tanks, period costume personnel, mock aircraft dog fighting scenes, T-28Trojan ground straffings and the use of Pyrotechnics.
Terry was a quiet acheiver that acheived much.
Terry was a family man and was respected by those that knew him.
He was a skilled designer and builder and had the abillity to turn ideas into realities. He designed and built both the Mustang and his FW190 from scratch and also owned and built a Supermarine Kit Spitfire. Other projects underway include a scale Bearcat imported from the US and a Mosquito with the fuselage of an Aero Commander as the basis of the project.
Before he started building his own collection of aircraft he was also a Warbird owner/operator in his own right.
His other passion was of Millitary History and as such was part of the driving force behind the annual event - the Air and Land Spectacular. This event and show reenacted military battles from WW1 through to Vietnam. The scenes included the use of millitary vehicles as Tanks, period costume personnel, mock aircraft dog fighting scenes, T-28Trojan ground straffings and the use of Pyrotechnics.
Terry was a quiet acheiver that acheived much.
Re: 80% scale Mustang warbird crash today in Australia
Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:02 pm
Dang, it was a Stewart S-51. They are rare enough in their own right as replicas. Godspeed to the pilot.
Totally home designed and built.Not a kit plane.
Terry was a good friend of many in Australian flying and military history circles.He will be greatly missed.
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/pil ... h/1608256/
Peaceful skies mate
Re: 80% scale Mustang warbird crash today in Australia
Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:17 pm
Ah, I remember him now. 
I had actually tried to make contact with this gentleman at one point, to no avail. I remember researching his Fw-190 replica and was amazed at the work. I had no idea he had done so many other designs as well! A very sad loss indeed.
I had actually tried to make contact with this gentleman at one point, to no avail. I remember researching his Fw-190 replica and was amazed at the work. I had no idea he had done so many other designs as well! A very sad loss indeed.
Re: Fatal air crash in Australia, 3 November 2012
Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:56 pm
Sad,. These are all great, but the fuselage shine of the P-51 was so real looking!
Re: Fatal air crash in Australia, 3 November 2012
Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:49 pm
Sad to read about the death of another enthusiast. That scale Mustang had me fooled for a minute as it looked like the real thing.
Re: Fatal air crash in Australia, 3 November 2012
Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:39 am
Sad,. These are all great, but the fuselage shine of the P-51 was so real looking!
Took about a week to polish fully... He always put a lot of work into making the proportions right in the Mustang build.
Re: Fatal air crash in Australia, 3 November 2012
Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:58 am
That Mustang was just remarkable, easily one of the best scale warbirds I've ever seen. Did he produce plans for it? And what engine/prop combo did he use, does anyone know?
Lynn
Lynn
Re: Fatal air crash in Australia, 3 November 2012
Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:22 pm
Yeah, usually if you see someone take on a life encompassing directive like fabricating a set of very exacting scale warbirds from scratch, there's usually a very detailed diary or some other collection of media that exhaustively covers how it all took place. Is there anyone who was close to these amazing works of art that can share the details? I'm curious about powerplants and the methods by which he achieved such wonderful results.