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Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:08 pm
by rtalbott
Looks like a mustang crash landed in a field at end of show . Hope pilot ok. Didn't look bad, wheels up landing
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:11 pm
by MRTT
Can you confirm it was wheels up?
Main thing is the pilots not injured.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:18 pm
by rtalbott
Yes wheels up .. so FB reports... pilot ok
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:21 pm
by Tink8597
From source near to spot of force landing. Gear was down at point of initial impact and then ripped off.
Credit to the pilot with regards to decision making and airmanship. Best wishes to him.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:23 pm
by MRTT
Just seen a picture on Twitter, wheels up.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:19 pm
by PeteHemsley
First image I saw showed the wheels were down. Pilot is safe and well
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:44 pm
by Dan D'Air
Sun website says it is Miss Velma and as reported before, nobody injured.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:06 pm
by Usernamegoeshere
see
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/ca ... sive&?00gg
if anyone works out which field it came down in please let us know and drag google map to the spot eg
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.08962 ... a=!3m1!1e3 and center the field on the map
cheers
dave
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:43 pm
by bizfreeq
Why on earth do we need to know what field it came down in?
The important thing is the pilot is ok and the aircraft has also survived
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:29 pm
by Ghost from above
Some great photos here, Superb flying
viewtopic.php?f=19&p=915340&sid=d7c177e ... 78#p915340
Looks like undercarriage not locked and later photos shows the pilot in seconds cycling up the undercarriage for a belly landing.
Hats of to him in the timescale finding a field and getting levelled of from the turn whilst dealing with everything else. Glad it ended with Pilot safe.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:53 pm
by Agent K
Or, of course, it could quite possibly be a completely different problem......
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:11 pm
by Blackcat1
Velma!? Ah you see these women always knock your undercarriage off lo!. Glad pilot is OK.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:26 pm
by CookipediaChef
Ghost from above wrote:Some great photos here, Superb flying
viewtopic.php?f=19&p=915340&sid=d7c177e ... 78#p915340
Looks like undercarriage not locked and later photos shows the pilot in seconds cycling up the undercarriage for a belly landing.
Hats of to him in the timescale finding a field and getting levelled of from the turn whilst dealing with everything else. Glad it ended with Pilot safe.
The FC post you originally linked worked very early this morning and had some amazing pictures. I've tried again since and it now shows as
The requested topic does not exist.
Does anyone have a way to retrieve the original or maybe someone has the original photo source; Flickr link or similar?
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:54 pm
by MRTT
The OP removed the post, they've been posted on UKAR.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:33 pm
by CookipediaChef
Ok - Thanks for the fast response!
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:21 pm
by MRTT
In fact, the pilot called 'engine failure' over the radio.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:29 am
by C24
?? What is the meaning of: OP & FB?
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:40 am
by gyvespa
Update.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-40561635
Is it just me or would you not expect an aircraft to be transported like this ?
I've seen quite a few ' roadrunners ' usually they are disassembled to a certain degree.
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:16 am
by JAWS
C24 wrote:
?? What is the meaning of:
OP - Original Poster
FB - FaceBook
Re: Mustang crash lands Duxford
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:36 am
by Agent K
Errrr... they were quite limited as it was in a field!!!! access to tools and equipment and workshop facilities to dismantle etc. to move just across the road were somewhat restricted.........