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Offline Acidrain

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P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« on: September 16, 2011, 07:18:30 PM »
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Offline Scotch

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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2011, 07:38:41 PM »
"officials told local media at least 30 people were seriously injured. "
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2011, 07:39:25 PM »
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 07:43:34 PM »
Flying magazine said on facebook multiple fatalities.

I've got friends at reno - I hope they are alright?
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2011, 07:45:17 PM »
Nova of AoM may be there based on his FB message 5 hours ago. Left him a message...

There's a video in that news article Acid posted.
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2011, 07:49:05 PM »
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2011, 07:51:26 PM »
Minimum of 75 injured, 25 critical, possibly as many as 100 or more. It was Jimmy Leeward in Galloping Ghost, steep angle dive, no pull out at all, and massive debris field.


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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2011, 07:53:54 PM »
Good god.
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2011, 07:54:14 PM »
Nova is ok
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2011, 07:56:00 PM »
Video and eyewitnesses said Galloping Ghost started wobbling, then pulled up really hard, tumbled like an involuntary lomcevak and then came down.
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2011, 07:59:08 PM »
 :(

My condolences to the families of those who have died and my thoughts to those who have been injured.

Horrid accident.
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2011, 08:40:18 PM »
You can get hurt doing anything, can't you? Sad. Looked like he was going straight down without pulling up at all...? All you can do is hope you go doing something you love & don't take anyone with you.  :salute
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2011, 08:51:22 PM »
 :salute To the injured and wishing them a speedy recovery.

I'm more interested in finding out WHY it crashed. IF he didn't pull out, must've been a problem with the elevators or control stick.
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2011, 09:06:40 PM »
Quote from: titanic3 on September 16, 2011, 08:51:22 PM
:salute To the injured and wishing them a speedy recovery.

I'm more interested in finding out WHY it crashed. IF he didn't pull out, must've been a problem with the elevators or control stick.

Thats what thet are supposed to do, they are supposed to climb up out of the race if something is wrong. Sending prayers out to the families. This indeed is a horrible tragedy.
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Re: P51 crashes at Reno Air Races
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2011, 09:08:59 PM »
Sent chills down my body watching it hit.  :pray :salute :(
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