North American T-6 Texan – World Warbird News

Condor Squadron SNJ-5 Texan crashes on highway, no fatalities

World Warbird News — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:49:50 +0000

Three SNJ/T-6 of the COndor Squadron in formation. The accident aircraft is the closest one on this shot. (Photo Alan Wilson (CC BY-SA 2.0))

An SNJ-5 Texan belonging to the Condor Squadron made an emergency landing on a highway near Agoura Hills, California following an engine failure on October 23, 2018. The pilot managed to land on the highway between traffic and made a power-out landing there. Unfortunately, the aircraft hit the central divider and was destroyed in the ensuing fire. The pilot, who was alone on board, was able to exit the aircraft uninjured.

The accident aircraft is an SNJ-5, BuNo 43974. It carries the markings of a Luftwaffe Fw 190 in World War II.

The Condor Squadron Officer’s and Airmen’s Association is a non-profit organization founded in 1965 by a group of WWII fighter pilots, regularly displaying their T-6s at airshows and other events.

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France: NA-68 crash-lands in field

World Warbird News — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:05:13 +0000

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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.

The aircraft is part of France’s Flying Warbirds collection and is well-known to the public due to its regular appearances at the annual airshow in La Ferté-Alais.

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La Nouvelle République

Canadian Harvards recovered from Great Lakes

World Warbird News — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:35 +0000

A Harvard of the RCAF. (Photo RCAF)

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association plans on recovering elements of a North American Harvard that fell in Lake Erie in 1943.

On June 19, 1943, student pilot William Charles Smith of the RAF buzzed a passenger ship on Lake Erie and entered into a steep turning climb to avoid the ship. The 17-year old pilot lost control of the aircraft which stalled and crashed, killing him instantly.

The fuselage was recovered in order to recover Smith’s body but other parts of the aircraft were left on the lake bed. The CHAA is recovering these parts and hopes to display them at t he aircraft museum at the airport in Dunnville.

The association is also seeking two recover two Harvards that fell in Lake Ontario. One of these is reportedly in pieces while the other one is reasonably intact. CHAA president Walther Irie said “We’re hoping one will be in good enough condition to recover. That will be our primary target.”

Source: Simco Reformer

AT-6D crashes due to fuel starvation in Ohio

World Warbird News — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:02:29 +0000

AT-6D Texan N7435U crash-landed in a pasture on Saturday, after its engine quit due to fuel starvation. The pilot was able to walk away from the crash scene and suufered only minor injuries. The accident occured a short distance from Franklin County Airport, Ohio. Source

Goodwood Harvard damaged in wheels-up landing

World Warbird News — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:01:59 +0000

The "Goodwood Harvard", G-AZSC. (Photo Jez B. ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

The pilot of G-AZSC, a North American Harvard IIb based at Goodwood Airport, had to belly-land his aircraft when the engine quit at low altitude near the airfield. The pilot was not injured and it appears the damage to the aircraft was rather light.

Two killed in a T-6 crash in France

World Warbird News — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:17:44 +0000

Two people were killed in the crash of a North American T-6 Texan (F-AZIG) in Lyon, France at 18:15 local time. The aircraft fell in a field some distance from the runways of the Lyon-Bron airport where it had refuelled. The aircraft had left earlier from Corsica and was headed for Dijon. The causes of the accident are yet unknown.

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