Was the BBD that was involved the same BBD we've seen at KOSH in years past? Those pilots are extremely lucky and also very skilled in the fact that no one was killed!! Shame to lose a Mustang but it proves the toughness of the Skyraider, bet she was a handful with a bunch of her wing missing!
Unfortunately I think it was...such a shame...a video showing how lucky both pilots where....
Nick.
There is one in the US with the BBD scheme on it. I know these airplanes move all over the world, so it could be the same one. But it may not be...
Chad Jensen
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Excellent video. Watching the Spits and Smits taking off on the grass is incomparable. The landing break is just heart breaking. Glad the pilots are fine but it is such a shame to lose another Mustang.Originally Posted by nickjaxe
I don't know what a BBD is, never heard of one.
If you have not seen the photos or videos of this accident, you really should look it up, perhaps there is an easy way to find them
3 fighters were flying a low pass in a v formation at the big warbird show at Duxford. In the video you can see the Skyraider on the left side seems to be very close to the lead Mustang, sort of under and maybe overlapping wings, closer than the Mustang on the right is to lead. At the end of the pass, they flight breaks up as it to land, at least the Skyraider pulls off to the left, But then it seems he comes back toward the formation, apparently loses sight of the lead Mustang and hits him under the rear of the fuselage with the right wing tip. The Skyraider rolls, then recovers and lands ok despite missing 1/3 of the wing.
The Mustang pitches down sharply, perhaps severed control cables, and the pilot bails out right away, probably from about 700 feet. The photos show the sequence of baliout and and chute opening, and just as the chute fully fills the plane goes nose first into the ground below. Very close, very quick thinking by the 51 pilot.
There was a BBD Mustang at Oshkosh this year, so clearly there are at least two, and possibly more out there.
Jeff Point
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