Originally Posted by
Schnowzer
Looks like a classic join crash. Seen it nearly happen many times in fighter aircraft accompanied by raised heartbeats from all involved. It happens because of tunnel vision on aircraft joining, unfortunately the P-63 was pure pursuit on B-17 which means it had no lateral motion and believe it or not was probably hidden behind P-63 canopy bow until too late to avoid. Very sad. RIP
Yes, indeed - if the aircraft
is in your field of view and isn't changing position as viewed through the canopy or windshield, you're on a collision course.