Reply With QuoteHere is something I found. Not sure what else is out there.
http://www.ihatemycubicle.com/picts0...07/oshkosh.jpg
These are a series of photos taken of the tragic air show crash. Quite dramatic.
Sorry file is too large to upload. I will try to findthe url
Perhaps someone can upload them or establish a url, just pm me and i will e mail.
http://www.ihatemycubicle.com/picts0...07/oshkosh.jpg
Yep...pretty dramatic in the .ppt and in person as it happened....
http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?vid...b-6f3b0f149c4d
link to video above
Link to old thread on the crash (http://www.***boat.com/forums/showth...&highlight=P51)
A couple of interesting side notes......the P-51 with the green wing was a homebuilt. The owner/pilot built it himself using original drawings from North American Aviation.
Also, according to the NTSB, the two aircraft were not attempting a formation landing. I guess the trailing aircraft didin't see the other Mustang in front of him.
NTSB Identification: CHI07FA243A
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 27, 2007 in Oshkosh, WI
Aircraft: Beck P-51A, registration: N8082U
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On July 27, 2007, at 1519 central daylight time, an amateur-built Beck P-51A, Mustang, N8082U, was destroyed during landing approach when it impacted terrain after it collided into the empennage and fuselage of a North American P51-D, Mustang, N151RJ. N151RJ had just landed on runway 36 (8,002 feet by 150 feet, grooved concrete) at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and was starting its landing roll when N8082U struck its empennage and fuselage. N8082U was still airborne at the time of the collision, and it rolled over to the right of the aft fuselage of N151RJ and impacted the terrain in a wings level, inverted attitude. The collision with N8082U pushed N151RJ onto its nose, and N151RJ subsequently skidded down the runway and came to rest about 788 feet from the initial impact point.
The pilot in N8082U received fatal injuries, and the pilot in N151RJ was not injured. Both Mustang airplanes departed from OSH as part of a five-aircraft air race demonstration event at the EAA AirVenture 2007 air show. The demonstration air race was completed and the five aircraft were in the process of landing separately, and not in formation, on runway 36. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The ppt photos i have are vivid and taken about 1/10 of a second apart. Just a bit too large to load.
2megs....
The ppt photos i have are vivid and taken about 1/10 of a second apart. Just a bit too large to load.
maybe upload them to putfile?
A couple of interesting side notes......the P-51 with the green wing was a homebuilt. The owner/pilot built it himself using original drawings from North American Aviation.
Also, according to the NTSB, the two aircraft were not attempting a formation landing. I guess the trailing aircraft didin't see the other Mustang in front of him.
Wow! Built it himself. Man that is too bad. The plane could have been replaced but too bad the fellow died. It really takes a lot of craftmanship to build one.
Yea, I imagine there is a pretty good size blind spot when you are inbound and fixing to flair.
Sad indeed.
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