The P-51D Mustangs 44-72216 “Miss Helen” and 44-73877 “The Shark” suffered a mid-air collision during a formation flight during the Battle of Britain Air Show in Duxford on Saturday the 23rd of September. Both aircraft were damaged in the incident but luckily they were able to land and their pilots were unhurt. The collision can …
Tag: Crashes/Accidents/Mishaps
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Sep 02 2017
Two killed in Antonov An-2 crash at Russian airshow
An Antonov An-2 crashed today at an airshow in Balachikha near Moscow. The two pilots were killed in the accident, but no members of the public were hurt. The scene was filmed from many angles and appears to show the pilot attempting a hard left turn to avoid the public before losing control and hitting the …
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Aug 28 2017
Two killed in Tiger Moth crash in the UK
A de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth crashed Saturday morning in Shaftesbury, near Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset. Tragically, the pilot, aged 64, and his passenger, aged 67, were killed in the accident. The causes for the accident are unknown. Source: The Sun
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Aug 16 2017
Friends of Jenny’s Curtiss Jenny crash-lands in Kentucky
The Friends of Jenny’s Curtiss JN-4 Jenny replica crash-landed in a golf course on August 12 near Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport in Kentucky. Fortunately, pilot Terry Richardson was reportedly only lightly injured, suffering a light head wound. The aircraft is a replica built in 2012 using original plans, but is powered by a GMC V8 …
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Jul 28 2017
Two injured in Sea Fury accident in Breckenridge, Texas
Nelson Ezell of Ezell Aviation and his passenger Dustin Mayfield were injured in an accident involving Hawker Sea Fury N254SF on July 25 near Stephen County Airport in Breckenridge, Texas . Details concerning the accident are unavailable, with conflicting versions being provided by media. More to the point, Breckenridge American reports the following about the …
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Jul 17 2017
USA: Two killed in P-51 Mustang crash
Vlado Lenoch and his passenger Bethany Root were killed in the crash of the P-51 Mustang “Baby Duck” on Sunday, July 16 in Atchison county, Kansas. Vlado Lenoch was a respected member of the warbird community and a member of the Air Force Heritage Flight since its creation in 1997. Bethany Root was general manager at the …
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Jul 11 2017
“Miss Velma” and “Berlin Express” damaged in separate incidents at Flying Legends
The TF-51D “Miss Velma” made a wheels-up landing during the Flying Legends airshow at Duxford this weekend. It appears the engine failed shortly before landing and the pilot made the quick decision to perform a wheels-up landing in a field. The aircraft suffered damage but the pilot was unhurt. In a separate incident, the …
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Jun 20 2017
France: NA-68 crash-lands in field
A North American NA-68 (registered F-AZHD, a T-6G converted into an NA-68 and painted as a French Navy F6F Hellcat for a 1992 movie) crash-landed yesterday in a field near Mont-près-Chambord near the city of Blois. Sources are unclear on the matter, but it would seem the pilot was either uninjured or only slightly injured. …
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Jun 17 2017
France: Morane-Saulnier MS.230 damaged in landing accident
After being caught in a sudden gust of wind during landing, the Morane-Saulnier MS.230 of the Cercle des Machines Volantes association collided with ground installations, damaging the wings, engine, fuselage and landing gear. Fortunately, its pilot Frédéric Collinot, president of the CMV, was unhurt. The aircraft has been dismantled and returned to the CMV’s hangar where …
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Jun 17 2017
Spitfire T.9 “Elizabeth” damaged in wheels-up landing
Not a great time for Spitfires. 🙁 Aero Legends’ Spitfire T.9 NH341 “Elizabeth” was lightly damaged on June d’Aero Legends during a landing in which the undercarriage was not fully locked down. Fortunately, nobody was injured and the aircraft should be flying again soon.
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Jun 12 2017
France: pilot wounded in Spitfire PR.XIX accident
The pilot of Spitfire PR.XIX F-AZJS was wounded today at the Villette-Longuyon airfield in Northern France on 11 June 2017. The aircraft flipped over and its pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries based on available information. Some sources also indicate a woman in the public was injured by flying propeller fragments.
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May 31 2017
Videos: Sea Vixen “Foxy Lady” wheels-up landing at Yeovilton
Source: The Aviationist YouTube channel (video by Steven Canning) Source: RAG85 YouTube channel
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May 29 2017
Fly Navy Heritage Trust Sea Vixen belly-lands in Yeovilton
Sea Vixen XP924 of the Fly Navy Heritage Trust made a wheels-up landing in Yeovilton on Saturday 27 May, after developing hydraulics problems. The pilot is unharmed but the aircraft, the sole airworthy Sea Vixen in the world, received substantial damage. Source: Somerset Live Page Facebook du Sea Vixen “Foxy Lady”
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Apr 24 2017
Pilot killed in Nieuport 28 replica crash
Javier Fernando Arango was killed in the crash of his Nieuport 28 replica last Sunday near Paso Robles, California. Arango, aged 54 ans, was a board member emeritus of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museumet and owner of “one of the world’s finest private collections of World War I aircraft.” Sources: The Tribune (San Luis Obispo) …
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Jan 28 2017
Video: F4U Corsair makes wheels-up landing at Hunter Valley Airshow in Australia
The pilot of Chance-Vought F4U-5N Corsair (registered VH-III) made a wheels-up landing during the Hunter Valley Airshow at Maitland Airfield in Australia. Little information is currently available, but the footage seems to suggest the pilot was unharmed and that damage to the aircraft was kept to a minimum.
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