Photos of Oshkosh crash in progress

I do not like the idea of re-posting them here, but if you want to see
photos of the Mustangs tangling at Oshkosh, go here
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/...707280376/1987
and click on Fatal Warbird Crash under Multimedia Photo Galleries on
the right side and down a bit. The pictures provide some support for
eyewitness descriptions: Precious Metal's propeller got into the tail
of Stang, shoving Stang onto its nose, while Precious metal flipped
over and exploded. The two were attempting to land in formation.

I would like to know more about the pilots. Often people with enough money
to own a plane like this don't have enough time to fly to get and stay
proficient..

JakeInHartsel

You will find that both pilots were very proficient, and flew together a
lot. They were very good friends and were in a movie made a few months
back... Thunder Over Reno. (Not out yet)




"Jake" wrote in message
...
I would like to know more about the pilots. Often people with enough money
to own a plane like this don't have enough time to fly to get and stay
proficient..

JakeInHartsel

http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showt...7094#post47094

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:01:46 +1000, russell wrote:

You will find that both pilots were very proficient, and flew together a
lot. They were very good friends and were in a movie made a few months
back... Thunder Over Reno. (Not out yet)

If you know more about the pilot, particularly the one that was trailing, I
would be very interested.

JakeInHartsel

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:36:56 +1000, russell wrote:

http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showt...7094#post47094

Thanks, eye witnesses are at best unreliable. It will be interesting to
see video assuming the NTSB allows it to be released in our lifetime. Of
course if the lawyers get involved you can forget about seeing it. I
appears that the rear pilot (Beck) would have been at fault if there wasn't
anything else that hasn't come to light.

JakeInHartsel

IF YOU DONT LIKE THE IDEA OF REPOSTING THIS SO WE CAN ALL SEE IT. THEN WHY
DONT YOU POST YOUR PICTURES SO WE CAN ALL SEE THEM TOO. INSTEAD OF RUNNING
YOUR MOUTH IN THESE THREADS


"Just Plane Noise" wrote in message
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I do not like the idea of re-posting them here, but if you want to see
photos of the Mustangs tangling at Oshkosh, go here
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/...707280376/1987
and click on Fatal Warbird Crash under Multimedia Photo Galleries on
the right side and down a bit. The pictures provide some support for
eyewitness descriptions: Precious Metal's propeller got into the tail
of Stang, shoving Stang onto its nose, while Precious metal flipped
over and exploded. The two were attempting to land in formation.

In article ,
Jake wrote:

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:36:56 +1000, russell wrote:

http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showt...7094#post47094

Thanks, eye witnesses are at best unreliable. It will be interesting to
see video assuming the NTSB allows it to be released in our lifetime. Of
course if the lawyers get involved you can forget about seeing it. I
appears that the rear pilot (Beck) would have been at fault if there wasn't
anything else that hasn't come to light.

JakeInHartsel

Um, video already available for you to view:

http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?vid...-b17b-6f3b0f14
9c4d

Sorry to destroy your little conspiracy theory.

--
One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others can
not grasp. - Ed Wood

In article ,
Just Plane Noise wrote:

I do not like the idea of re-posting them here, but if you want to see
photos of the Mustangs tangling at Oshkosh, go here
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/...28/OSH0101/707
280376/1987
and click on Fatal Warbird Crash under Multimedia Photo Galleries on
the right side and down a bit. The pictures provide some support for
eyewitness descriptions: Precious Metal's propeller got into the tail
of Stang, shoving Stang onto its nose, while Precious metal flipped
over and exploded. The two were attempting to land in formation.

What a shame. But why the formation landing? What's the point? From the
video I watched, Precious Metal was clearly higher and faster than Stang.

--
One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others can
not grasp. - Ed Wood

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"adelsonsl" wrote:

IF YOU DONT LIKE THE IDEA OF REPOSTING THIS SO WE CAN ALL SEE IT. THEN WHY
DONT YOU POST YOUR PICTURES SO WE CAN ALL SEE THEM TOO. INSTEAD OF RUNNING
YOUR MOUTH IN THESE THREADS




What a moron. If you can't see his pictures it's your own fault.

--
One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others can
not grasp.*- Ed Wood