Duxford incident?

[POL]

back on topic, yeah?

Is that the official saying of former staff?

[MarkL]

The new youtube EasyR has linked is amazing !

The Skyraider looks like it was thown into a barrel role ? amazing how he saved it !

And the P51 ... I reckon it hit 3-4 secs after Rob bailed... looks terrifiying !!!

Whatever the reason for the incident, both pilots showed immense skill in its outcome.

MarkL

[pikey01]

back on topic, yeah?

Is that the official saying of former staff?

Well i was going to put **** off back to another forum, but i see he's getting on their nerves aswell

[beefsteak]

My only clear one of the incedent , you can clearly see the damage to the under side of BBD.

That's a good (If it can be said for this type of thing !) piece of video by the way.

[vinnyboy]

Amazing stuff and that clear vid is also amazing with a/c commentary too. Just glad everyone is ok and all he got was a broken arm. Although thats painfull.

[SteveS]

Brilliant video, very clear, was taken from not far from where we were.

Back on topic, yeah?

[SamP]

Back on topic, yeah?

I take it this is the Staffs new signature?

[buzzer]

Brilliant video, very clear, was taken from not far from where we were.

Back on topic, yeah?

yeah think its time to be "on topic"!
that video is just brilliant.. and to me show's true skill on both pilots behalf..
and its so nice to know that both of them can go home to there loved ones safe and sound.. if maybe a little un easy on there feet!!!(i know i would be!)
Hah....the day could have turned out a hole lot diffrent!! BUT IT DID'NT thank god

[scanman]

The video has been removed

Ignore easyrider has updated the link

That is a "good" video.

[KINROTATE]

Fair play to the P-51 driver, he got some flaps out before he jumped..........did this increase his speed loss in the break resulting in being goosed by the Spad?

[RichC]

It's a darn good job both did climb on break otherwise the story could have been different (perhaps) with the amount of altitude the Skyraider lost.

[headset 57]

on the lighter side here's what damage an F15 does to Duxford's grass ( starts in at 5.35 on video ), just goes to prove they don't have to be Big and must be the smallest crash Duxford crews have attended! think the pilot melted

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[tc2324]

Amazing photo and if it was in black and white you wouldn't know the difference from today or 1944.

Something like this....?



(no disrespect intended by the way)

[beefsteak]

The sort of wild and inaccurate speculation found on threads like this is leading to both UKAR and FC having increasingly sullied reputations. It is I, suppose, predictable that anybody trying to inject some factual content would be attacked amidst such a feeding frenzy of ignorance but it's still depressing to see.[/quote]

Sorry to sound confrotational but :-

Any chance you can furnish this , and no doubt 500 odd other ignoramus' amongst us , with some proof of this allegation ????

If not , please shut up, and be nice .. eh?

[Richard B]

Still looks to me that the Skyraider wacked the back elavator area and broke the back of the mustang?

Must be a wake up call for snappers on the far side to be stopped,
good call on the Mustange pilot to depart, not very good to try and turn a damaged airframe that would be unpredictable
of any input back towards the airfield. not much option with crowds both side of the airfiled.

Duxford does seem to have a lot of accidents over the years thou.

[cottesmore09]

Well glad both pilots are ok but with the Skyraider rolling and loosing alot of altitude before recovering he must be very skilled and lucky because i think he would have been in the aircraft till the end!

I don't know why the pilot turned tighter than the P-51 or how he never see her?

[pikey01]

Sorry to sound confrotational but :-

Any chance you can furnish this , and no doubt 500 odd other ignoramus' amongst us , with some proof of this allegation ????

If not , please shut up, and be nice .. eh?

He can't, which is why he won't. Its the way he always works on forums (baiting) and its the reason why he should never of been given an account on here. Ironically he contacted FC before joining to see if he was allowed to spam the forum with his book (see his avatar) he's done that, so nows a good time to move on Damien. Even more ironic that you have the nerve to question FC's reputation when yours is hardly a shining example...

[buzzer]

Well glad both pilots are ok but with the Skyraider rolling and loosing alot of altitude before recovering he must be very skilled and lucky because i think he would have been in the aircraft till the end!

just my thoughts.. the skyraider did very well to recover from that roll! and land it in controled way..
and the P-51 took a hell of a smack.. but he recoverd it...and i bet from the time of impact, to the shoot opening can't be much more than 5/6 secounds?!!
very good reactions on both pilots point:thumb:

[Blue Diamond]

Still looks to me that the Skyraider wacked the back elavator area and broke the back of the mustang?

Must be a wake up call for snappers on the far side to be stopped,
good call on the Mustange pilot to depart, not very good to try and turn a damaged airframe that would be unpredictable
of any input back towards the airfield. not much option with crowds both side of the airfiled.

Duxford does seem to have a lot of accidents over the years thou.

The car journey to and from the show would have been more dangerous than standing in the naughty field. I presume you'll also be calling for the occupants of the farm houses to be evacuated during show days too.

[Richard B]

Still looks to me that the Skyraider wacked the back elavator area and broke the back of the mustang?

Must be a wake up call for snappers on the far side to be stopped,
good call on the Mustange pilot to depart, not very good to try and turn a damaged airframe that would be unpredictable
of any input back towards the airfield. not much option with crowds both side of the airfiled.

Duxford does seem to have a lot of accidents over the years thou.

The car journey to and from the show would have been more dangerous than standing in the naughty field. I presume you'll also be calling for the occupants of the farm houses to be evacuated during show days too.

No you look at thing in the wrong way like many others do.
the Farm house as a 1-100 chance of being hit, the other 99% is open ground around it, well no as you have people scattered all around it knocking the % of open space down, bit like pinning the tail on the donkey, all the snappers standing around the arse end of the airshow.