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P51D Mustangs....
V8MoneyPit:
It's an Auster V.
xmob:
Ah, a Lycoming engined one. My dad collects the Cirrus engined ones. Looks like a nice example though.
It's wierd. Even though the V is an older aircraft, it just doesn't look right with that cowl hiding the Lycoming. It looks too modern.
beast5680:
oooh mustangs :afro: lucky git
lee celtic:
witnesed this..
information from http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/index.php
1. Barton Aerodrome 1984-ish P-51D Mustang 2/3 replica
2/3 replica Mustang crashed after failing to recover from a roll. IIRC the aircraft was being flown by a former Red Arrows pilot but the aircraft was not certified for aerobatic manouevres and the engine cut out at the top of a roll (fuel starvation?) - the a/c failed to recover and went vertically into a boggy field on the far side of the aerodrome. I remember the engine revving (restarting?) on the way down as the pilot tried to recover. There was no explosion just a big pile of dirt/debris thrown up. Sadly, the pilot was killed.
I had sneeked in with a friend as we had done since we were kids (17 when it happened) we'ed been going for a least 5 years to see shows and stuff ,We were sat in the boggy field with about 50 other people when it crashed 50 yards away no boom just a dull thump ,never been to an air show since :'(
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on May 08, 2008, 13:54:21 ---And another...
Some people can be too greedy!!!
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Does the Stearman belong to a certain 'ex Professional actor' per chance? ;)
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