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A vintage fighter plane that saw action during WWII and the Korean War crashed into a parking lot during a re-enactment show in Texas. Two people died in the incident.
The P-51 Mustang went down on Saturday in Fredericksburg, Texas, during the WWII Pacific Combat Program event organized by the National Museum of the Pacific War. The museum later confirmed on Twitter that both passengers on the plane, one of which was a military veteran, had been killed.
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There are people & museums that collect vintage military aircraft & then there are people who insist in flying them, either for sport or for demonstrations at air shows, as in this case. I have a basic problem with the people that fly these aircraft because the number remaining is getting smaller. I feel that they should all be in museums for the enjoyment & edification of current & future generations.
There was a thread asking if one would take a ride in a classic plane. I was all, "these things are meticulously cared for, every inch, there's no risk of problems". Gotta remember to add, to most posts, "but, of course, anything can happen".
I flew in a B-17 a few years ago. Those were questions I didn't want to ask; I just assumed the answer was yes.
https://www.rt.com/usa/444287-fighter-plane-crashes-texas/
A vintage fighter plane that saw action during WWII and the Korean War crashed into a parking lot during a re-enactment show in Texas. Two people died in the incident.
The P-51 Mustang went down on Saturday in Fredericksburg, Texas, during the WWII Pacific Combat Program event organized by the National Museum of the Pacific War. The museum later confirmed on Twitter that both passengers on the plane, one of which was a military veteran, had been killed.
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There are people & museums that collect vintage military aircraft & then there are people who insist in flying them, either for sport or for demonstrations at air shows, as in this case. I have a basic problem with the people that fly these aircraft because the number remaining is getting smaller. I feel that they should all be in museums for the enjoyment & edification of current & future generations.
Maybe meeting the owner and mechanic would help, but what if it doesn't.
There was a thread asking if one would take a ride in a classic plane. I was all, "these things are meticulously cared for, every inch, there's no risk of problems". Gotta remember to add, to most posts, "but, of course, anything can happen".
As long as examples remain in museums why should they be banned from use?
I would be slightly apprehensive riding in a 75-year airplane.
I’m wondering if VSEC or AIRT has services for personal hobby aircraft. If they don’t they should.
They are two corporations who maintain aircraft for flight services for Fedex and the DoD
I would be slightly apprehensive riding in a 75-year airplane.
Safety, as in this case. Warbirds are classified as EXPERIMENTAL by the FAA. Would you fly in a 75-year old experiment?
I would be slightly apprehensive riding in a 75-year airplane.
It may have been a cavalier mustang, ie a modified single seater without dual controls and not one built as a trainer from the start.I hope you don't think these aircraft were just sitting around for 75 years. Just as people fully restore vintage cars to like or better than new, so do pilots with aircraft.
There are well over 100 Mustangs flying in the US, I have seen numbers stating at least 150 plus there are others in other countries. They are great planes but your average pilot can not just jump into one and take off in one, those engines are powerful. It takes a fair amount of training to safely handle one, once trained in them they are as safe as other aircraft to fly. I see that this one was a two-seater, that is basically a trainer version, student with trained pilot on board. Not saying a student was trying to fly this one, most likely another pilot or friend along for the ride, details will come after much investigation.
The Germans when evacuating their mechanics from the Russians would cram five men into the tails of their 109’sI hope you don't think these aircraft were just sitting around for 75 years. Just as people fully restore vintage cars to like or better than new, so do pilots with aircraft.
There are well over 100 Mustangs flying in the US, I have seen numbers stating at least 150 plus there are others in other countries. They are great planes but your average pilot can not just jump into one and take off in one, those engines are powerful. It takes a fair amount of training to safely handle one, once trained in them they are as safe as other aircraft to fly. I see that this one was a two-seater, that is basically a trainer version, student with trained pilot on board. Not saying a student was trying to fly this one, most likely another pilot or friend along for the ride, details will come after much investigation.
The Germans when evacuating their mechanics from the Russians would cram five men into the tails of their 109’s
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