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Anthony W.
07-10-11, 01:06 PM
A French A-1 Skyraider collided with the P-51D Mustang "Big Beautiful Doll". The Mustang pilot bailed out, but the plane was a total loss. The Skyraider landed, minus a few feet of its right wing.

http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/10/mid-air-collision-at-duxford/

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg741/scaled.php?tn=0&server=741&filename=ytbr.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640
CCIP
07-10-11, 01:08 PM
Very unfortunate to lose a plane like that :(

But glad everyone is okay. And the Skyraider yet again shows what it's made of :salute:
Oberon
07-10-11, 01:54 PM
Bugger. At least the pilot got out ok, which is a relief...but damn, it's not been a good month for vintage US aircraft. Such a terrible shame.
Oberon
07-10-11, 01:56 PM
Some pics of the Skyraider as she came in to land:

http://www.challoner.com/aviation/pix/2011/07/10/pix/IMG_5873.JPG

http://www.challoner.com/aviation/pix/2011/07/10/pix/IMG_5877.JPG

More info at - http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=37273&sid=e0e737c251ce00d75759c4e541805d2b
Dowly
07-10-11, 01:59 PM
Damn shame. :nope:
Jimbuna
07-10-11, 02:07 PM
Everyone walked away unscathed.....that is the most important point.
AVGWarhawk
07-10-11, 02:25 PM
Damn shame. :nope:

:yep:

Everyone walked away unscathed.....that is the most important point.

:yep:
Sailor Steve
07-10-11, 02:33 PM
And the Skyraider yet again shows what it's made of :salute:
Yep, coming home is what Dump Trucks do best.

Too bad about the Mustang though. :cry:
Stealhead
07-10-11, 02:45 PM
Yeah the old Skyraider is one tough bird indeed the Mustang on the other was never known for its durability too bad ofr the Mustang though.

An Air Force pilot back in Nam in 66 or 67 was flying one the larger multi seat A-1s the E model I think when his wing man got hit by enemy fire and managed to crash his plane near a just abandoned Special Forces base.This guy made a couple of cannon passes to keep the NVA away from his buddies(whom he had no idea if the guy was even still alive or not) then he landed his A-1 on a near by road jumped out and found his wing man they ran back a flew away I dont think you could have pulled that off in very many aircraft not fixed wing ones anyway.The pilot received the MOH for that action the A-1 is inside the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson.
Jimbuna
07-10-11, 02:48 PM
Yeah the old Skyraider is one tough bird indeed the Mustang on the other was never known for its durability too bad ofr the Mustang though.

An Air Force pilot back in Nam in 66 or 67 was flying one the larger multi seat A-1s the E model I think when his wing man got hit by enemy fire and managed to crash his plane near a just abandoned Special Forces base.This guy made a couple of cannon passes to keep the NVA away from his buddies(whom he had no idea if the guy was even still alive or not) then he landed his A-1 on a near by road jumped out and found his wing man they ran back a flew away I dont think you could have pulled that off in very many aircraft.The pilot received the MOH for that action the A-1 is inside the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson.


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