Lieutenant Dickie Douglas-Boyd, who has died aged 88, was a Fleet Air Arm pilot who, post-war, brought many bestsellers to the bookshops. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.
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Jul 13 2011
Unique Blue Angels Mustang for sale
A unique Ford Mustang will be auctioned at EAA’s Gathering of Eagles July 28, 2011. Clik here for more info about the car.
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Jul 12 2011
Video: Fairchild PT-26 takes to the skies again
A Fairchild PT-26 (Photo Tom Hardin (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0))
Curt Kinchen flew his Fairchild PT-26 for the first time in two and half years on June 30, at Paine Field, WA. The aircraft was damaged in an emergency landing two and a half years ago. Continue reading
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Jul 12 2011
More bad news: Dr. I, Beechcraft and L-39 accidents
Photo (C) Chris Sandham-Bailey
More bad news for this week-end, but at least no deaths. If this goes on, I’ll have to consider renaming the blog warbird-crashes.com. 🙁 A Fokker Dr.I replica nosed-over while taxiing at Duxford. Another Dr. I replica crash-landed after engine failure at the Geneseo Airshow (NY, USA) on Saturday July 9, the pilot escaping unharmed. On the same day, a L-39C Albatros overshot the runway at Passaic County Airport (NJ, USA). Continue reading
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Jul 10 2011
Mid-air collision at Duxford
Photo (C) Chris-Sandham Bailey.
I just received word from Gaël, a friend and fellow member of the CAF French Wing that the French Skyraider (F-AZDP) collided with P-51 “Big Beautiful Doll” at the Duxford Flying Legends airshow. Rob Davies, BBD’s pilot, bailed out while the Skyraider was able to land, minus several feet of right wingtip. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported (aside from the aircraft). Continue reading
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Jul 09 2011
Warbird Heritage Foundation’s P-51 “Baby Duck” flies again
The Warbird Heritage Foundation’s P-51 Mustang “Baby Duck” took back to the air for the first time since 1996. Pictures are available on the WHF’s Facebook page.
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Jul 09 2011
Record-breaking Lynx restored to initial configuration
Photo Gareth Davies (CC BY-SA 2.0)
G-LYNX, a specially-modified Lynx helicopter which beat the world speed record in 1986 by reaching 400.87 km/h (249.09 mph), was restored to its initial configuration. After its record-breaking flight, the helicopter was modified for other tests before being retired in 1991. In 1995 it was donated to the Helicopter Museum. In 2007, AgustaWestland took back the helicopter and restored it to its record-breaking configuration. The restoration process required over 25,000 hours of research and restoration work. The helicopter will return to the Helicopter Museum later this month.
Source: Shepard.co.uk. Click here for pictures of the restored G-LYNX.
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Jul 08 2011
Wing Commander John Beazley
Wing Commander John Beazley, who has died aged 94, was a Battle of Britain fighter pilot and saw almost continuous action during the Second World War. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.
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Jul 08 2011
The First of the Few
Watch The First of the Few (known as Spitfire in the USA) on YouTube, a 1942 British film directed by and starring Leslie Howard as R.J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, alongside co-star David Niven. The film’s score was written by William Walton (“Spitfire Prelude and Fugue”).
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Jul 06 2011
Fighter ace Geoff Fisken passes away
Geoff Fisken in front of his P-40 "Wairarapa Wildcat". (Photo RNZAF)
New Zealander ace Geoff Fisken, DFC, passed away on June 12, 2011. He was credited with 10 to 13 confirmed aerial victories against the Japanese, flying the Brewster Buffalo and later the P-40 Warhawk. He is believed to be the highest-scoring British Commonwealth ace in the Pacific theater. After the war, Fisken returned to his pre-war occupation as a farmer. Read the obituary on the Telegraph or Fisken’s Wikipedia page.
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Jul 04 2011
Bucker Jungmann crashes in Bedfordshire
Bücker Jungmann G-RETA. (Photo by Ken Lamb (CC BY-SA 2.0))
It seems I’m only posting about crashes or accidents recently.. . 🙁
A Bücker Jungmann (G-RETA) crashed in a field near Old Warden airfield yesterday morning (Sunday, July 3rd). The pilot was only slightly injured. The Jungmann, which ended on its back, is part of the Shuttleworth Collection. More details and a video report can be found on the BBC website. It is not yet known whether the aircraft can and will be repaired.
Update (July 5th @ 10:44AM): Since I didn’t have much time yesterday, I posted basic information about the event and didn’t even take the time to view the video (wrongly thinking it would not bring more information). The pilot was practicing aerobatics when the engine quit. He chose the most suitable landing zone and landed. The aircraft flipped over during the landing roll.
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Jul 03 2011
Anna Walker belly-lands Seafire in France
Seafire SX336. (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))
Pilot Anna Walker had to belly-land the Seafire SX336 at Bondues in France on July 2, at 5:30 PM local time. For an unknown reason, the gear did not extend. The aircraft landed on its belly and did a 180° turn before coming to rest. Fortunately, Anna Walker was not injured. It seems the aircraft suffered relatively light damage only.
Photos of the crash landing are available on Antoine Alacusos’ Flickr page. The photos show Anna Walker bringing the Spitfire in to a soft belly-landing. The prop shattered upon impact (probably saving the engine). Anna Walker is seen evacuating the aircraft on her own in the last pictures.
More information will be given as it becomes available.
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Jul 01 2011
Curtiss A-1 replica crashes in Keuka Lake
Curtiss A-1 replica. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph Moon)
A replica of a 1911 Curtiss A-1 Triad seaplane crashed in Keuka Lake in Hammondsport, NY, on the evening of Thursday July the 30th. The pilot, 58 year-old Kevin House, was not injured. The replica was flown by the Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum and was substantially damaged. It was towed back to shore and should be repaired according to Trafford Doherty, the museum’s executive director.
Sources: The Chronicle Express and Evening Tribune.
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