Pilot Bails Out Burning Super Corsair Phoenix 2006

[FlyNavy]

Pilot Bails Out of Burning Plane During Air Race - Kevin Eldridge:Corsair kbvp.com - 2 min - Dec 14, 2006

video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9161106816384837258

Keith Breazeal Video Productions - www.kbvp.com
Kevin Eldridge Bails out of the Super Corsair at the first annual Phoenix Air races. Notice he turns the plane away from the airshow crowd and points the plane at the ground before bailing out. You can bet his butt was getting really hot judging from the intense flames. The Super Corsair exploded upon impact, a sad loss. Kevin had minor injuries, but he is fine today. Announcer is Sandy Sanders.«

[Brett]

This incident occurred in 1994.

[FlyNavy]

Brett, Thanks - I was going on the date (apparently) on the video. What a bunch of batards. Whackers. Here is the story: (as you say 1994)

www.warbirdaeropress.com/articles/bail_out.html

GOOGLE with this phrase "Burning Super Corsair Phoenix air races bailout" to get a heap of hits.

[corsair67]

What a waste of such a historic aircraft.

I personally think that very rare aircraft such as the Super Corsairs shouldn't be raced anymore.

[Dave Homewood]

I recall when that was on Real TV many years ago, what a waste but then they'd alread trashed a perfectly good Corsair long before they crashed it.