Wing Walking Stearman in the Sea at Bournemouth Air Show

[pulse1]

What a pity that no-one in one of the boats had the presence of mind or gear to tie a fender/buoy on a long line to the aircraft before it sank. Knowing the tides through there quite well, the wreck could be anywhere by now.

[QTG]

1600 this afternoon
Less than 50m from the Haven Hotel Sandbanks

[Nightstop]

A salvor is entitled to a salvage award for recovering aircraft wrecked at sea, so yes a marker buoy would be very useful to any successful salvor. See the Merchant Shipping Act of 1995, if interested.

Looks like Jenkins Marine has won the prize!

[Addlepate]

Originally Posted by munnst

Does anyone know what is happening with the aircraft? Has it been recovered yet?
Hopefully some concideration for the old girl unlike the recent Avenger which was basically pulled onto the beach and destroyed.

Being recovered this afternoon, supposedly (Jenkins Marine on site about the time you wrote this!)

Edit - cross post with the two above!

[VictorGolf]

Hmm, did the wings come off on impact or the recovery. For those in the know was MC the pilot?

[Waltzer]

Originally Posted by pulse1

Reported as an incident, one of the wing walker's aircraft is down in the sea near the Sandbanks Ferry. The air show has been stopped for a while. It appears that the two crew are safe. That could be the third accident involving their aircraft this year.

The previous two accidents were not this company.

You're referring to the two crashes involving the Dunkeswell based Stearman G-CGPY operated by Wingwalk Buzz last year 1.flying through power lines and 2.running out of fuel.

[Waltzer]

Originally Posted by VictorGolf

Hmm, did the wings come off on impact or the recovery. For those in the know was MC the pilot?

Don't know about a/c.

He's no longer working for that Co, apparently gone in 2019.

[red9]

Originally Posted by Waltzer

Don't know about a/c.

He's no longer working for that Co, apparently gone in 2019.

Waltzer was it my old mate AC ?

[OldLurker]

I don't think Jenkins Marine win any prizes for aircraft recovery. Look at the way they've bust up the tail with the arm of the crane.

[Waltzer]

Originally Posted by red9

Waltzer was it my old mate AC ?

Don't think so.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by OldLurker

I don't think Jenkins Marine win any prizes for aircraft recovery. Look at the way they've bust up the tail with the arm of the crane.

Looking at the geometry, it was always going to be a tricky recovery.

A bigger crane would have helped, maybe those don't float ...

[EGPI10BR]

Some parts of Poole Harbour are very shallow -- a couple of feet deep. I've run aground in there in a Wayfairer (I wasn't the skipper and it was a stag weekend.) I guess that there way have been limited options if the old mill stops turning. I'm glad both got out OK and hopefully the aircraft can be recovered.

[Just seen the pics form the salvage and it appears that the aircraft doesn't look well. ]

[EGPI10BR]

The salvage company isn't interested in the aircraft. They will get paid as a salvor by an insurance company. The wreckage will be handed to the AAIB.

[DaveReidUK]

I can't see the AAIB being particularly interested in the wreckage. It's unlikely to tell them anything that they won't already know from their interview with the pilot.

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

I would have thought that the 'restoration project' now belongs to 'xx' Insurance Co...??

Both survived....ALL Good!!

[sky9]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

I can't see the AAIB being particularly interested in the wreckage. It's unlikely to tell them anything that they won't already know from their interview with the pilot.

They could be interested in stripping down the engine. At least Jenkins managed to miss that with their "salvage operation".

[DogTailRed2]

Originally Posted by OldLurker

I don't think Jenkins Marine win any prizes for aircraft recovery. Look at the way they've bust up the tail with the arm of the crane.

Academic really. The plane is a write off. Complete strip down and rebuild I would suggest.

[Waltzer]

Originally Posted by OR72a

What were the other 2?

Different company, other two were Dunkeswell based G-CGPY, see my other post on this thread.

[treadigraph]

If you saw how quickly another somewhat infamous Stearman was rebuilt from a far tattier condition after a prang, you'll have no doubts that this aeroplane will reappear in due course, hopefully with the current owners.

[VictorGolf]

Thanks for the update on MC, Waltzer. I hadn't seen him in a while and his moving on is probably why.