P38 crash vid clip - to show or not? - Aircraft of World War II

Royzee617 · 09-07-2005, 02:11 AM

I have just found an old VHS tape with a TV news item on the IWM Duxford P38 crash from 96.

Now, the question is do I make a clip and post it here?

It includes amateur footage of the P38 auguring in.

You know my feelings on this subject hence my enquiry before going ahead with making it.

Royzee617 · 09-10-2005, 03:09 PM

Here is the video. I leave it up to you to decide whether to watch it or not.

It is a UK local TV report which includes amateur footage of the actual crash.

It pays tribute to a great flyer, Hoof Proudfoot, who will always be missed in the warbird fraternity and audience.

I will also post my video clips of when I saw the P38 arrive some months previous. This was the only time I had ever seen this machine aloft. It was a bad time for plane losses - must have been around then that we lost the UK's Mossie.

me262 · 09-10-2005, 03:13 PM

thanks for the video

me262 · 09-10-2005, 03:17 PM

it is a shame that we are loosing those irreplassable planes, not to mention the pilot,

Royzee617 · 09-10-2005, 03:39 PM

I wholeheartedly agree - at least this was a solo occasion - the Mossie was obviously double tragedy likewise the Firefly at Duxford (or was that a trio?).

evangilder · 09-10-2005, 05:17 PM

Hmmm, tragic. Did the inquiry ever determine what happened?

Nonskimmer · 09-10-2005, 06:08 PM

Poor guy.

At least it's a good thing he didn't take out anyone on the ground, but what a shame anyway.

me262 · 09-10-2005, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nonskimmer

Poor guy.

At least it's a good thing he didn't take out anyone on the ground, but what a shame anyway.

yeap. but managed to damage others planes , you can see some of them very damaged

plan_D · 09-11-2005, 12:29 AM

Tragic. I suppose you have to expect it to some extent with these ageing aircraft. Even when maintained to perfection, they're old and without replacing every little bit with something new it's going to feel the effects.

evangilder · 09-11-2005, 09:07 AM

Even brand new parts occasionally fail too. The only way to make sure they stay intact is to keep them on the ground. But that would suck. The sound of the engines and to see them soar by is an experience.

Royzee617 · 09-13-2005, 03:28 PM

While I was near the flightline there was quite a lot of activity - to my utter delight in the distance I could make out a pair of aircraft. At first all I could see was that one was a single engine and one could have been a twin-engine plane. A bit closer and I held my breath. Could it be? Could it really be the P38? A P38 and a Mustang? A bit closer and my hopes were confirmed.... two of Duxford's most exciting residents!

Now you can see what I saw ten years ago.

This is part one where the pair come in for a run and break. Then while the P38 is in the circuit the P51 does a nice aerobatic routine. Poor old me, didn't know what to point the camera at (again!). So I got the P51 zooming up and down while the P38 sneaked in and then had to swop subjects.

In a later clip you will see them trundling the P38 back to the hangar. Dunno why this one was not left out on the flightline alongside the P51 and Spits etc.

Gnomey · 09-13-2005, 04:39 PM

Awesome video Roy!

Nonskimmer · 09-13-2005, 04:39 PM

That was an awesome display by the P-51!

Royzee617 · 09-13-2005, 04:58 PM

The next clip shows the planes taxi-ing in. A bit higher res but there is still too much 'chopiness' around the movement which is a pain. Might upload a different version, maybe even the mpg but it will be a biggie!

Gnomey · 09-13-2005, 05:03 PM

Nice video Roy. Post the mpg it will be worth it.

09-07-2005, 02:11 AM	#1
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	P38 crash vid clip - to show or not? I have just found an old VHS tape with a TV news item on the IWM Duxford P38 crash from 96. Now, the question is do I make a clip and post it here? It includes amateur footage of the P38 auguring in. You know my feelings on this subject hence my enquiry before going ahead with making it.

09-10-2005, 05:17 PM	#6
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,421	Hmmm, tragic. Did the inquiry ever determine what happened? __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

09-11-2005, 12:29 AM	#9
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	Tragic. I suppose you have to expect it to some extent with these ageing aircraft. Even when maintained to perfection, they're old and without replacing every little bit with something new it's going to feel the effects. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

09-11-2005, 09:07 AM	#10
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,421	Even brand new parts occasionally fail too. The only way to make sure they stay intact is to keep them on the ground. But that would suck. The sound of the engines and to see them soar by is an experience. __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

09-13-2005, 04:39 PM	#12
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,540	Awesome video Roy! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

09-10-2005, 03:13 PM	#3
me262 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 271	thanks for the video

09-10-2005, 03:17 PM	#4
me262 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 271	it is a shame that we are loosing those irreplassable planes, not to mention the pilot,

09-10-2005, 03:39 PM	#5
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	I wholeheartedly agree - at least this was a solo occasion - the Mossie was obviously double tragedy likewise the Firefly at Duxford (or was that a trio?).

09-10-2005, 06:08 PM	#7
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	Poor guy. At least it's a good thing he didn't take out anyone on the ground, but what a shame anyway.

09-13-2005, 05:03 PM	#15
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,540	Nice video Roy. Post the mpg it will be worth it. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

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