Preliminary NTSB Report on the Oshkosh P51 Crash Released

George Z. Bush wrote:
Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
Dudley Henriques writes:

The following information came in to me by back channel [...]
[...] The demonstration air race was completed and the five
aircraft were in the process of landing separately, and not in
formation, on runway 36.

Does that make sense though? It sounds like the two planes were
very close already on final, and the trailing pilot ought to have
seen the one just ahead.

Wasn't there a functioning tower to wave them off or fire some red
flares when the second one crept up on the one rounding out?

George Z.



Would the pilot of either aircraft have time to see a red flare from the
tower at that point in the landing ?



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Cheers

Dave Kearton