 | P-51 accident at OshKosh| Warbird Displays Discuss P-51 accident at OshKosh in the World War II - Aviation forums; Absolutely Terrible. This has been a bad year for Warbird Aviation.
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07-28-2007, 08:15 AM
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#31 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Absolutely Terrible. This has been a bad year for Warbird Aviation.
My condolences to the families.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | 
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07-28-2007, 10:56 AM
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#33 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Since the media has already reported on this, the pilot that was killed was Gerry Beck. I personally didn;t know him, but know of his work in the warbird community. He will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers got out to the Beck family and the friends of Gerry.
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07-28-2007, 11:33 AM
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#34 | | Minister of Whoopass
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07-28-2007, 11:38 AM
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#35 | | Older Than Dirt
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Country: | Those photos are awesome. Would you believe there was nothing at all
in the Virginian Pilot, the newspaper for all of the five cities of Hampton
Roads ?
Charles
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07-28-2007, 12:34 PM
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#36 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Aero-news has footage of the incident in a segment about this.
***WARNING: This is graphic and heartbreaking Aero News TV - Videos
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07-28-2007, 12:54 PM
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#37 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | That is just terrible. I certainly would not call the pics awesome though....
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life"
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07-28-2007, 01:04 PM
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#38 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Terrible news, my condolences to the family.
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07-28-2007, 04:53 PM
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#39 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Boy what a very bad week. | |
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07-28-2007, 05:32 PM
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#40 | | the old Sage
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Country: | hate to add to this but with the crash at Dayton OH today, well Aviation overall is getting a butt kicking extreme ~ what a mess, remember the airliner recently with all those poor lives gone ........... ! | |
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07-28-2007, 06:55 PM
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#41 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Just got in from work and seen this......heartbreaking....
I saw this at Duxford when the P38 went in.....the wheel pointing upwards and the tarp over the wreck......it breaks me up
My friend is there too on holiday..
These guys do this for our enjoyment and to keep history alive ..so my respects and condolences to all involved | |
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07-29-2007, 08:59 AM
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#42 | | Older Than Dirt
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Country: | I am really surprised. Not a single word about the P-51 crash, in our local
newspaper. I did see a 1 inch item about the crash at Dayton. However,
there is a five column spread about the news helo's that crashed. I would
expect more out of community that has so many military air bases. We have
NAS Norfolk, NAS Oceana, NAF Fentress, Langley AFB and probably others.
Charles
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07-30-2007, 08:14 AM
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#43 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Sad. Condolences. | |
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07-30-2007, 01:14 PM
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#44 | | Junior Member
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Country: | The crash at Oshkosh was a tragic loss. I was there and it will stick in my memory forever. Our prayers are with you and your family Gerald Beck.
I think it has already been cleared up in this thread that this was NOT the air racer Precious Metal, but Precious Metal II. Gerry built this P51A model from the original blue prints. It was Allison powered. About 5 minutes before the crash they announced he planned to build 12 more of these. I just hope someone picks up where he left off, it would be a shame to see his dreams and hard work just fade away. | |
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07-30-2007, 06:43 PM
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#45 | | Senior Member
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Country: | There won't be as many planes left in 10 years if they keep crashing.
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