RIP to all who lost their life. So very sad.
P-63 collides with B-17 in Dallas
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Another YouTube video I watched on this with someone discussing the crash, this guy said the view within the cockpit of the smaller would not have allowed the for the pilot to see the plane until the very last minute. He sounded like he was familiar with the cockpit of the smaller plane.
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Yeah P-39’s and the later P-63’s have terrible nose visibility especially from the angle of the collision and by the time he would have seen it was way to late to react as that airframe was meh at best.
Havent seem this here yet:
pretty wild!
pretty wild!
I saw that earlier in my news feed on fb. Had been trying to see other videos of it, looked wild.
Forbes has an article out saying the pilot of the P-63 King Cobra misjudged a turn. Journalism is shit nowadays. We don’t know what really happened. A flight control system could have failed or the pilot coukd have had a medical issue.
There were 9 of these B-17’s in flying condition before today. There were only 2 P-63’s. A tragic loss of pilots and crew and these increasingly rare planes.
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There were 9 of these B-17’s in flying condition before today. There were only 2 P-63’s. A tragic loss of pilots and crew and these increasingly rare planes.
Horrific Tragedy At Dallas Airshow As Fighter Collides With B-17 Bomber
During an aerial parade of bombers and escorting fighters, the pilot of a single-engine P-63 Kingcobra fighter misjudged a turn and slammed into the fuselage of the four-engine B-17G Flying Fortress bomber named Texas Raiders, completely severing its rear fuselage from the wings and nose.
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The pilot probably didn’t see the B-17. It’s incredibly difficult to see aircraft below you when you’re in the air at slower speeds none the less that fast…not to mention those have horrific visibility. Judging by the angle the pilot was probably looking farther ahead. Air shows are dangerous
Seriously? You’re starting to sound like those who spew the nonsense that guns are dangerous.
I’ve been to more than 100 airshows nationwide in my lifetime and I have yet to see a crash or anything explode.
I’d say that Nascar and Indy car races are inherently more dangerous than airshows.
List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century - Wikipedia
Still safer than driving or riding in a passenger vehicle every day.List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century - Wikipedia
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I heard this on Fox News last night. Six people were killed. What a sad tragedy!
There are more accidents than people realize. Here's list. For comparison, 2 Nascar drivers and 3 Indy drivers have been killed in the same time period....there have been 7 deaths in the US this year alone (six from this accident) and 17 in the past 5 years so no, Nascar and Indy are not even close to being more dangerous.
I've been going to airshows my entire life. My entire family, including myself are pilots. My immediate family are all aeronautical engineers with security clearance so I've also traveled to airshows all around the world in tow with them (work sponsored family vacations). I've seen a few fatal accidents.
Heard a bit more this morning from guys I know who were there, can't say much more aside confirming the 6 deaths as it's confidential and I wasn't privy/told but the thing you'll "see" (probably won't until it's over as it'll be behind the FAA's & NTSB's doors) is the air boss is going to get grilled hard. Probably a "no duh" but it's the little I've got.
Love all the idiots on social media wanting to ban airshows. Saying the these planes are too old... or the maintenance is poor. They surive off people paying for rides, in planes that are irreplaceable. Safety is in the hands of the mechanics proper and documented maintenance is paramount, as well as damn good and safe pilots as any accident could end it all, bankrupt a company.
I was always taught.
"There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no Old, Bold pilots."
And when you think planes from the 40s are old, meanwhile the KC-135s and B-52 that are only about a decade- 15 years newer are still in active service. Sadly when a KC-135 crashes over population, your city gets a new park.
Love all the idiots on social media wanting to ban airshows. Saying the these planes are too old... or the maintenance is poor. They surive off people paying for rides, in planes that are irreplaceable. Safety is in the hands of the mechanics proper and documented maintenance is paramount, as well as damn good and safe pilots as any accident could end it all, bankrupt a company.
I was always taught.
"There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no Old, Bold pilots."
And when you think planes from the 40s are old, meanwhile the KC-135s and B-52 that are only about a decade- 15 years newer are still in active service. Sadly when a KC-135 crashes over population, your city gets a new park.
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****ing tragic 
We drove past the airshow and were enjoying watching some planes fly synchronized and a twin beech go over the highway shortly after.
Maybe an hour later we were sent the link from my brother in law.
Maybe an hour later we were sent the link from my brother in law.
As many have said I have no idea how this happened. But I'm not a pilot and have no idea about these aircraft
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