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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2022, 02:51:13 PM » |
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Being reported locally a total of 6 souls were aboard. While I mourn for the lives lost, there aren't many airworthy WWII birds left either, and now there are 2 fewer... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Raiders |
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2022, 02:53:41 PM » |
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For sure. I've always loved the WWII planes. |
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2022, 03:17:11 PM » |
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Didn't we used to have a member on here that was part of a vintage military aircraft team? Pretty sure he was in Texas, and it seems to me that he was with a group that flew a B-17.
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2022, 03:19:47 PM » |
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Didn't we used to have a member on here that was part of a vintage military aircraft team? Pretty sure he was in Texas, and it seems to me that he was with a group that flew a B-17.
Yeah, I remembered that too, just did a search... Oh my! He specifically worked with the Texas Raiders, the one that went down! https://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,65572.0.htmlEdit to add: Hope he wasn't on board, but he evidently was heavily involved... Saw a post where he was selling his Valk to work on the plane more, and found this pic from 2015 on his Facebook page:  |
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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2022, 03:31:26 PM » |
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Thoughts and prayers for those lost.
I saw the article earlier but did not have time to give it a look.
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« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2022, 03:36:03 PM » |
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R I P to the 6 Souls lost. Any B 17 is well over 75 years old. From what I saw of the video the tail was cut off near the side gunners area. As quickly as the tail sperated Maybe some metal fatigue? Again R I P to those 6 Airmen lost today. RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2022, 03:42:44 PM » |
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R I P to the 6 Souls lost. Any B 17 is well over 75 years old. From what I saw of the video the tail was cut off near the side gunners area. As quickly as the tail sperated Maybe some metal fatigue? Again R I P to those 6 Airmen lost today. RIDE SAFE.
It was a mid-air collision. While I could be wrong, it appears (from the video I've seen) that the fighter sliced the bomber in half. A miscalculation by the fighter pilot, a mechanical issue he couldn't control, can't tell but........... Rams |
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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2022, 04:17:34 PM » |
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Wow this is just horrible.
RIP for all involved, condolences to their families.
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« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2022, 04:35:19 PM » |
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So sad.  No matter how many times you see these air show tragedies, they're never easy to watch. R.I.P. to the fliers, and prayers out for their grieving loved ones. |
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« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2022, 05:05:58 AM » |
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Thanks for the info, I haven't found that much. What a shame !
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« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2022, 05:23:48 AM » |
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My brother and I flew on a B17 out of Cape May Naval Air Station just a month before that plane crashed in Connecticut It was part of the Collings foundation They also fly a b24. P51 and other planes around the country and are restoring a b17G presently
Aviation is dangerous as is riding a motorcycle.
That said, the men and women who restore our aviation history are some of our best and I am praying for the families of those killed.
I hope in the future there are rules about separation at these air shows as a b17 as slow as it flies had no chance of survival in this mid air crash
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« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2022, 06:51:49 AM » |
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Confirmed 6 fatalities... The VRCC member involved with this plane has updated his Facebook profile to an image of the bomber with the note "In memory of all my friends and family and all my time with this plane" so he appears to not have been one of the six... https://www.foxnews.com/us/dallas-air-show-collision-kills-6-authorities-working-id-victims-officials-say |
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« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2022, 07:12:09 AM » |
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The loss of human life is always tragic and these classic aircraft are irreplaceable. The loss of both is cause to mourn. |
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« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2022, 07:58:27 AM » |
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