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Ugh...

http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/ ... lane-crash

Ugly scene.

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

Looks like they might have been down there in conjunction with what used to be the Nimitz Museum.

http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/your-vi ... g-history/

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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.

Blue Skies...

Do the restored Mustangs that are flying have bladder type fuel cells or just metal tanks?

The fuel tanks on Mustangs flying today are the same as those used originally and are rubber bladders - as was commented on by Rich Palmer on Facebook, Mustangs don't typically catch fire in most impacts like these.

Thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of both individuals lost.

Alleged witness account here: https://twitter.com/putittogether/statu ... 38912?s=21

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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.

Here is another news story with supposed video of the plane shortly before the crash doing "aerial stunts" and another eyewitness account of the crash. Very sad.

https://abc13.com/2-dead-after-vintage-wwii-plane-crashes-near-texas-apartments/4709234/

Randy

Looked around, didn't see this posted, unfortunately fatalities involved RIP


Two dead in vintage World War II fighter plane crash after flyover near Texas apartment building

The P-51D Mustang fighter plane had been in a flyover for a museum event
The pilot and a passenger, who were not identified, were killed in the crash
Several vehicles in the Texas parking lot crash site also were damaged

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ments.html

This one:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 74445.html

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Tough year for those at Burnet. "Bluebonnet Belle" and now "Pecos Bill". My thoughts are for everyone there.

Stephen

Rest in peace to Cowden Ward and his 95 year old W.W. II Veteran passenger. Cowden was a very gracious, humble man who's sole purpose with his Mustang was to pay tribute to Veterans by giving them a free ride in his aircraft. This is very sad and the warbird community is greatly diminished with his passing. Cowden was one of the really good ones.

So the news is out on the passenger Vincent Losado, B-17 crewmember - https://apnews.com/2a3dbc5a533946c0add0eb70ad492953 I'm nearly certain that I, or someone else in my family talked with him maybe a decade ago. I knew the name when I heard it.

Here's an website with a bit of his info from a few years back: http://www.operationmeatball.com/new-gi ... -heart-day

Another photo here: https://www.facebook.com/13786130690655 ... 247686436/

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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 may be reading that wrong, but he appears to be saying the aircraft was in a 90deg bank, while flying straight.

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