P51 and Skyraider Collision at Legends 10 Jul 11

[GreenKnight121]

Originally Posted by SASless

What damage was done to the Mustang to render it unflyable? All the big bits seem still attached in the photo.

Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - View Single Post - Mustang lost at Duxford / Skyraider damaged. No serious injuries (current info)

Originally Posted by pistonrob

thats a right dink in the rear part of the air scoop body. do the control lines feed through that part??.
your photo`s really show how lucky he was to get out in time. there must have been just seconds betwwen him bailing out and the mustang going in.

Originally Posted by The Bump

Looking at the P-51 Haynes Manual, you can make out control cables passing through that area, and its near the tail assembly bulkhead.
As pagen01 said earlier, what a decision to be made in nanoseconds.

Maybe from afar in sections of the general public, warbird pilots could be viewed as just having capacious wallets, this incident has proved.......as if you needed convincing.....that successful and safe operation of warbirds requires great skills as well as quick minds, and not just the required large bank balance.
As a PPL, perched on the bottom rung of the great aviation ladder, I doff my cap to the two pilots in todays incident, as well as to every pilot who displayed at Legends and who display warbirds everyday round the world.