Spitfire crash
An article in Norwegian En død etter krasjlanding på Tynset | www.retten.no
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One dead after crash landing on Tynset
One person is dead after a plane crash at Tynset Saturday afternoon. Police operations headquarters in Hamar could just after 19 PM Saturday night confirm that one person is dead.
The plane should have tipped around and crashed in connection with the landing at the airstrip at Tynset which is a button mil south of Trondheim city. Accident should have happened around the clock 18.45.
The deceased was alone in the plane.
There must be a veteran, specifically a Spitfire fighter aircraft of the type that was used in World War II, which has crashed.
Sunday will be held at a larger flystevne Tynset airport, and it is probably one of the older aircraft will participate in which has tipped around.
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One dead after crash landing on Tynset
One person is dead after a plane crash at Tynset Saturday afternoon. Police operations headquarters in Hamar could just after 19 PM Saturday night confirm that one person is dead.
The plane should have tipped around and crashed in connection with the landing at the airstrip at Tynset which is a button mil south of Trondheim city. Accident should have happened around the clock 18.45.
The deceased was alone in the plane.
There must be a veteran, specifically a Spitfire fighter aircraft of the type that was used in World War II, which has crashed.
Sunday will be held at a larger flystevne Tynset airport, and it is probably one of the older aircraft will participate in which has tipped around.
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Very sad indeed
Appears to be the biltema spitfire with swedens most experience pilot at the time
(Bertiil Gerhardt)
Biltema Air Show
Saw this spitfire only a couple of days ago near my home
Appears to be the biltema spitfire with swedens most experience pilot at the time
(Bertiil Gerhardt)
Biltema Air Show
Saw this spitfire only a couple of days ago near my home
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Aircraft registered in Sweden and pilot Swedish.
Eye witness saw it coming in 'high' over the landing strip before veering off into a cornfield and tipping over.
An airshow was planned for tomorrow . . .
Eye witness saw it coming in 'high' over the landing strip before veering off into a cornfield and tipping over.
An airshow was planned for tomorrow . . .
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The a/c did a overfligt at high alt, then a low pass, then repositioned to land. Landing was well in, and it ended up overturned in a field next to the rwy.
At least that's what media says
Having landed a 172 there a couple of times....
There is a
bit of terrain surrounding the field, but not that bad
I've met the pilot severeal years ago when he flew the J-29 out of Angelholm, great guy.
Sad news indeed
At least that's what media says
Having landed a 172 there a couple of times....
There is a
bit of terrain surrounding the field, but not that bad
I've met the pilot severeal years ago when he flew the J-29 out of Angelholm, great guy.
Sad news indeed
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The pilot was one of the most experienced pilots in northern Europe. +30k Hours on +60 different types. His last equipment; one Falcon 7X, two Spitfires, one P51 Mustang...
RIP BG!
RIP BG!
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My first post in this forum and it's a sad one.......
It was confirmed in public a couple of hours ago that the pilot was Bertil Gerhardt.
The aviation community in Sweden has lost one of its great profiles.
Ljungbyhedsflygare omkom i kraschen - hd.se
It was confirmed in public a couple of hours ago that the pilot was Bertil Gerhardt.
The aviation community in Sweden has lost one of its great profiles.
Ljungbyhedsflygare omkom i kraschen - hd.se
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Webcam from the airfield:
If media reports are to be trusted, the aircraft ended up at the far end of the runway in the picture. Rwy starst approx 50m outside the frame on the right
Map/arial view:
Finn Kart
If media reports are to be trusted, the aircraft ended up at the far end of the runway in the picture. Rwy starst approx 50m outside the frame on the right
Map/arial view:
Finn Kart
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I know it's the usual speculation, but IIRC in most nose over accidents, the fin collapses, and traps the pilot in a very bad position, bent over in a position where breathing becomes very difficult, or even impossible, e.g. Paul Morgan in his Sea Fury at Sywell a few years ago, Skyraider pilot in the States at an Airshow, a Harvard in the U.K. I would suggest that this may well be the case here. Sadly, all life has a risk element to it.
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This pic shows possibly something not right with the landing gear?
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crash investigator says he is almost 100% certain nothing was wrong with the gear
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I know it's the usual speculation, but IIRC in most nose over accidents, the fin collapses, and traps the pilot in a very bad position, bent over in a position where breathing becomes very difficult, or even impossible