B17 Texas Raiders
Hearing rumours (only rumours) that B17 Texas Raiders may have got into difficulties at an air show.
If this is the case hope all are safe. |
Sadly it's very bad news... ASN reports possible collision with a P-51 or P-63...
Edit: does appear to have been a collision with a P-63, Wings Over Dallas Airshow... https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/301048 |
Definitely mid-air:
RIP skadi |
Damn. That's shocking and very sad.
Here is a video from the Daily Mail. Approach with caution. The collision is probably the worst I have ever seen. Terrible, simply terrible. Planes crash in mid-air at Wings Over Dallas event, sending debris flying | Daily Mail Online RIP all involved. Very sad day :-( |
Reading on other sites that there are survivors!
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Strange how the Mail say the B17 collided with the Kingcobra. Looks totally the other way around.
Horific accident I am sure there will be repurcussions. |
Originally Posted by Tech Guy
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Horific accident I am sure there will be repurcussions.
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https://9gag.com/gag/aVbDvDn?ref=android
Apologies for the website, video shows the collision and crash |
Holly CRAP! What was that Kingcobra pilot thinking? That almost looks intentional!
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Originally Posted by Tech Guy
(Post 11329873)
Strange how the Mail say the B17 collided with the Kingcobra. Looks totally the other way around.
In reality, under the cowl blind spot of the P-63! How he ended up in this position will be the question. |
Originally Posted by Lake1952
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Reading on other sites that there are survivors!
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Originally Posted by 212man
(Post 11329892)
You seriously think so?
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Report in the Dallas Morning News suggests that debris has landed on a highway. No news of injuries etc. yet, but agree it looks really bad. No time for anyone to eject, if that was even possible.
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Originally Posted by bnt
(Post 11329895)
Report in the Dallas Morning News suggests that debris has landed on a highway. No news of injuries etc. yet, but agree it looks really bad. No time for anyone to eject, if that was even possible.
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Collision looks to have occurred more or less over the threshold of 31 - "light" debris seems to be scattered between the runway end and Highway 67, but the majority is on airport property I'd think. As ehwatezedoing says, the P-63 pilot seems to have been utterly unsighted while curving in, there were two fighters preceding, probably P-51s, who appeared to be following the runway heading, ahead and to the left of the B-17.
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In one of the videos there is an aircraft (possibly a P51) about half a mile ahead of the B-17,that the Cobra pilot may have been trying to join on,judging by his speed.
Another reminder of the very `close shave` between the 2 Mustangs at Duxford a few years ago,joining on the B-17;you have to see where all the aircraft are,and keep them in sight all the time..if you can`t,then f*** off out... , |
Originally Posted by 212man
(Post 11329904)
Errr, no - neither aircraft had ejection seats! That’s not to say some crew may have been ejected, looking at the videos.
Looking at the videos doesn't look at all survivable but happy to be proved wrong. |
Originally Posted by uxb99
(Post 11329910)
While I think it's very unlikely to survive such an incident if thrown clear a chute may deploy, or if inside the aircraft parts can on occasion float to earth gently.
Looking at the videos doesn't look at all survivable but happy to be proved wrong. |
Originally Posted by tdracer
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Holly CRAP! What was that Kingcobra pilot thinking? That almost looks intentional!
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My reaction too (although I stop short of "intentional") |
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