P-51 Crashes !!

[aggie97]

Fuckin scary. Reminds me of this one.

Yep...stalled the inner wing tip and rolled it right into the ground.


Has anyone seen which aircraft it was or who the pilot was? I met a lot of those guys back when they ran at Grayson county airport when I was like 15 years old. Only thing I saw was in the comments that the pilot was 80 years old? The second angle shot looks like he blacked out, tried climbing and rolled over instead. Probably hit the ground at over 400mph....

Sad and hope the spectators who were injured pull through.

<---rethinks the purchase of VIP tickets for the CAF airshow in Midland in a couple weeks...ie closer to the flight line!

edit: Thanks strycnine....

[dumpycapri85]

If it was a p-51 that is very sad . Its sad for the loss of the pilot also but that plane is a piece of history .

[Strychnine]

<---rethinks the purchase of VIP tickets for the CAF airshow in Midland in a couple weeks...ie closer to the flight line!

Crazy shit happens anywhere, anytime. Don't live in a bubble.


Besides, Fina / CAF Airsho is badass

[68RR]

Yep, Jimmy Leeward and "Galloping Ghost". Received a text message from a friend who took his famly out for the races. Said they were lucky not to have been injured. The text was sent about an hour ago and he said that there were at least 12 killed and many of the others were extremely critical.

Thoughts and prayers to the familys

[ZYouL8R]

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

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

Can someone embed this video in the thread? It says I need to create a channel to view it.

[Strychnine]

Can someone embed this video in the thread? It says I need to create a channel to view it.

FF to 0:40


I'm certainly no pilot but it looked like an elevator was stuck.

[helosailor]

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

I'm seeing them saying 3 dead and 75 injured, many of them in critical condition. Regardless of the numbers, absolutely horrible. But it's a risk you run going to any kind of aerial demonstration.

[Strychnine]

News video:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44556695/ns/us_news-life/t/plane-crashes-crowd-reno-air-races/#.TnQKudQrd8E

[Steve]

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

Only three reported dead so far, but a few bodies in pieces still and they are trying to determine a real count so far.

[pHILSANITY07]

That is a terrible accident, feel bad for the families and the people that witness that happen.

[Big Dad]

I do not recall the exact quote but ..

I believe it happened in Germany when cars were launched into the grandstand
and someone said something to the effect that ..


"You came to see people risk their lives, but, you never expected it to be yourself " ( not an exact quote )

Basicly that driver was saying don't be upset when all hell breaks loose .

Sad day for eveyone and it will take years to recover..if ever

[stevo]

Most of the videos are showing as removed now.

Stevo

[Bringit]

Most of the videos have been removed, but I just found one that was a spectator filming. It doesn't show the impact, as he is filming another plane, but quickly zooms to the impact zone right as it's happening. It looks like a bomb went of, and bodies laying everywhere. One dudes leg is completely gone, and he's just laying there while everyone's scrambling around trying to help.

Here's the video. Fast forward tO about 39:00

http://www.livestream.com/loadedtv/video?clipId=pla_b2efcd7d-ed04-4edf-89e8-f21ff436ccb4

[GhostTX]

Most of the videos are showing as removed now.

Stevo

People realize they can sell them for money?? Or what's You Tube's policy on this?

[roliath]

People realize they can sell them for money?? Or what's You Tube's policy on this?

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