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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 10, 2020 8:43:10 GMT 12
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Post by davidd on Feb 10, 2020 12:06:15 GMT 12
Wow! That was MOST unfortunate. But why didn't it explode into a fireball? ALL the ones in movies do! (Ignore latter two sentences.)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 10, 2020 18:48:42 GMT 12
Sad to see
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Feb 10, 2020 18:56:32 GMT 12
Always unfortunate to see vintage working machines like this get damaged; I can't imagine that would be economical to repair.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Feb 10, 2020 20:02:55 GMT 12
How close were those bystanders to losing their heads to a prop? Great idea to lean on a fuel reservoir too...
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Post by steveh on Feb 10, 2020 21:17:24 GMT 12
Bugger. That approach over the spur looks the sort of thing that could cause some issues for the unwary. Steve.
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Post by harrysone on Feb 16, 2020 6:12:17 GMT 12
...another one bites the dust eh? A shame we went on board that '6 (actually a C-118A) in Fairbanks while it was being loaded in June 2018. It had a very distinctive paint job! 3 (Medium) by Harry Follas, on Flickr Img_5940 by Harry Follas, on Flickr
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Post by harrysone on Feb 16, 2020 6:31:21 GMT 12
they do have a not insubstantial number of spare airframes that could be made airworthy to replace it though... Img_5994 by Harry Follas, on Flickr the nearest '6 is a former Conair fire tanker being readied to haul fuel for Everts in 2018 having said that,Everts have been known to go to great lengths to rebuild crash damaged C-46 aircraft... this one is on rebuild to fly again after a nasty tail stand a couple of years ago
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Post by davidd on Feb 16, 2020 10:47:52 GMT 12
That video reminds me of the unfortunate demise of a Sopwith Triplane in the UK a few years back, and the incident at Wanaka involving a Yak (aircraft, not animal) 2 or 3 years ago. Also a fantastic video of an ex-Luftwaffe C-160 Transall which hit a slightly raised but low embankment just prior to touchdown in Germany on delivery to an air museum a few years back, the obstruction apparently being almost impossible to detect visually from the air. These accidents should never have happened, but did; not for the likes of me to attribute fault. David D
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