P-51 Crashes !!

[Big Dad]

Horrible

[SC457A]

RIP.... Saw that off CNN's site just before this....

[terminator03]

Damn

[Kart21]

That SUCKS !!

[Broncojohnny]

Air racing is a tough gig.

[converturbo]

Terrible accident. I haven't heard about it yet, thank you for posting.

[Big A]

It hit a portion of the stands, and some 50 people are dead. Horrible accident.

[Trip McNeely]

Fuckin scary. Reminds me of this one.

[Strychnine]

The P-51 vid is bad. The sound of the impact... damn.

[Big A]

Here's another angle, with footage of what little is left of the plane at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzX35wOGas

[David]

Damn

[quikag]

[f0ur sixer]

I fuckin' hate trolls in the comments section of youtube.

[Strychnine]

it was Galloping Ghost that went down

P-51D-15NA
Serial Number: 44-15651

Highly Modified for the unlimited class. Wing span was shortened ten feet from the factory length. Stall speed was increased to around 160 knots. Boil off cooling is used to eliminate the air scoop. Engine jacket water and oil cooler radiators are submerged in a mixture of water and methanol. The steam vents from the round ports just aft of the wing root in the photos. Uses one gallon of boil off liquid for each gallon of fuel burned. Canapoy size was also greatly reduced

Pilot was 80 yr old Jimmy Leeward. Apparently he called a mayday and pulled up and out of the race (signaling mechanical problems) before turning over and diving.

The impact was well inside the box seat area and looked like it left a crater at least 10 feet across

[Super Coupe]

Can't see the first vid