THUNDERBIRDS ACCIDENT DAYTON

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23rd Jun 2017, 18:34

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THUNDERBIRDS ACCIDENT DAYTON

Disturbing story from Dayton Ohio, one of the Thunderbirds Display team was allegedly taxying in after landing when it 'flipped upside down' possibly as a resulthttp://www.daytondailynews.com/news/thunderbird-plane-flips-its-top-dayton-air-show/9hYLy25uRDPep71YW9P2HJ/?ecmp=daytondaily_social_twitter_2014_sfp of a strong gust of wind. 2 persons were trapped.

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Dayton Air Show crash: Thunderbird F-16 plane on its top

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Looks like they used front end loaders to lift the airframe and get the crew out. That D canopy is pretty long, so imagine quite a bit of lifting required to get both out. Lots of things to consider with safing the seats and the canopy. Hope all the best for them. An incentive ride to remember for the maintainer!