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Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 10 Jul 2011, 21:37
by Paul K
Right at the end of the final fly past, a Skyraider was in collision with P-51 'Big Beautiful Doll. The Skyraider managed to land minus a good section of its right wing, while the P-51 pilot Rob Davies bailed out. Early reports state that he was able to walk to the ambulance.
Some pictures here...
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... 391&page=3
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/inde ... ntry811040
The first link shows an earlier incident with a Fokker Triplane. I saw that from the back road - the aircraft was pushed back to the parking area by ground crew, so I dont think there were any injuries there. Terrible to lose a Mustang, but thank goodness no one was lost. Thank heavens for that.
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 10 Jul 2011, 22:04
by DaveG
Ouch, not good news
Thank God both pilots were OK.
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 11 Jul 2011, 08:03
by Paul K
The two aircaft involved just before they broke to land, and collided..
Rob Davies abandons Big Beautiful Doll..
The Skyraider comes in minus a large section of its starboard wing
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 11 Jul 2011, 08:07
by cstorey
What a shame , but providential that no one was hurt
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 11 Jul 2011, 08:26
by Paul K
cstorey wrote:What a shame , but providential that no one was hurt
Indeed, Chris. If you watch this Youtube you can see the collision happen right at the very end. I suppose its very fortunate that they had gained altitude to kill their speed before entering the down wind leg, as it gave Rob that extra height in which to bail out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qME7VefLxFw
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 11 Jul 2011, 13:39
by DogTailRed2
Did anyone see the Skyraider / Spitfire incident.
At the beginning of the display when the three Raiders were displaying the `loaded` Raider attempted a flyby just as two Spits were landing.
All I saw was the underside of the Raider as it took avoiding action. It then went into the hold and didn't take part in the rest of the display.
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 11 Jul 2011, 20:00
by Filonian
Just glad the crews were safe.
Graham
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 12 Jul 2011, 08:18
by Paul K
Film of it happening.
http://www.flyingfilm.co.uk/
What a moment it must have been for both pilots.
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 12 Jul 2011, 08:45
by Garry Russell
Amazing
What a decision to have to make..stay with it or bail out at low level and getting lower........a huge decision and no time to make it.
Re: Mid air collision at Duxford- no one hurt
Posted: 12 Jul 2011, 09:01
by Paul K
Amazing how quickly he got rid of the cockpit canopy. The P-51 seems to fly quite well for a while, and I suspect it might have been him getting ready to jump, unfastening the straps etc, before deliberately nosing it over into an empty field. There are very few houses in that area, just open fields.
Each time I watch this, the bigger the sigh of relief for both pilots.