Mid-air Collison at Duxford

Here is the interview that I found on Youtube not sure if it is the one Sparky is talking about

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDxkLtPuX4[/ame]

 

The next one on the bottom strip is the good one

 

I have never seen a vic formation break up by having lead pitch up like that. it should have been two and three breaking right and left and lead last after continuing straight ahead for x seconds if they had to fly a vic. That way both wingmen had a flight reference until their break. On overhead patterns of two or more aircraft, the formation is always echelon and when lead pitched out, two continued straight ahead for five seconds before pitching out, then five more straight and level for three. That way everybody kept track of each other the whole time.

Amateurs flying formation in dissimilar aircraft is a recipe for an accident. Even on this one, though, the mathematical odds of them hitting were pretty long, but they managed to pull it off. All the blame rests on the Shyraider pilot for the mid-air, plus whoever planned the maneuver. It would have been much better for the Mustangs to echelon off the Skyraider.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

I agree.

It looked disjointed because the Skyraider is so much larger than the Mustang.

 

I just realized that in the video of post 27, there is a shot of the wreckage and the area of the impact is shown. You can see aluminum bent into the plane as well as what may be cables. I think there may be some Skyraider paint there as well.

 

pix of the momo outta the 51. A little paint and it will be good as new. There goes 200k in the can.
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That is just plain sad. Good that the pilot is safe, though.

 

In the 'slow' video... I was amazed at the way the Mustang was 'bounced' by the Skyraider.

The tail must have been knocked 10 feet straight up... no wonder it was a death blow.