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Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: CMC Airboss on July 24, 2006, 11:40:21 PM

Tragic news for the family and the warbird community.  Sounds like this F-86's brakes locked up at high speed on the runway during take-off.

http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-072406-al-plane_crash.1b3b58b1.html (http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-072406-al-plane_crash.1b3b58b1.html)

And a photo of this airplane at last year's NAS Oceana airshow

http://www.airshowfan.com/favorite-plane-pix/044.jpg (http://www.airshowfan.com/favorite-plane-pix/044.jpg)

Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: DiabloTX on July 25, 2006, 12:23:54 AM

Is it me or does it seem like the vintage warbirds crashes are on the rise lately?  Yeah I know, there are more of them in the air than ever before and the law of averages does come into play but damn, it seems like there's 2 or 3 a month lately.  This sucks.

Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: Maverick on July 25, 2006, 12:28:57 AM

It's the airshow season so there are more flying right now. More exposure = more risk.

Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: nuchpatrick on July 25, 2006, 08:03:33 AM

Damn, and that guy put on on a great show too. I wish I had better photos of that F-86  

Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: Mustaine on July 25, 2006, 08:35:24 AM

that is a darn shame. best wished to the pilot's family. sad :(




on a selfish note will there be other F86's at the EAA this year? i really love seeing them? :(

Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: BGBMAW on July 25, 2006, 02:32:39 PM

GROUND ALL WARBIRDS!!!





who was the mo-ron who was saying thsi last time...


If they did this ..i would of never been able to fly in a b-17 and a b-24..Defnlty a highlight in my life

Title: Another F-86 down with it's pilot
Post by: TracerX on July 25, 2006, 02:39:53 PM

That was a beautiful F-86.  Dang shame to have lost it and the pilot.