A Yak-3 was seriously damaged when it crashed into a vehicle that was on the grass runway during the Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow. Fortunately, pilot Arthur Dovey was “shaken but not injured”. Half of the aircraft’s right wing was torn off in the collision and there is extensive damage.
Mar 31 2018
Yak-3 damaged in ground collision at Warbirds over Wanaka airshow
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March 31, 2018
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why on earth did they position and leave a cherry picker on the runway…?!!