Duxford Crash

[fatboy69]

Word has it on FB that P51 Miss Velma has crashed due to engine failure.

Seems pilot ok however no more details at the moment.

Not good.


Now reported as a forced landing rather than a crash. Undercarriage damaged & apparently very little else.

Pilot confirmed as being perfectly ok.

Edited by fatboy69 on Sunday 9th July 17:46

[Eric Mc]

Bad weekend for P-51s.

[Eric Mc]

The news doesn't sound so bad now. Well done to the pilot for getting it down in reasonable shape it seems.

[Equus]

I wouldn't want to be paying the insurance renewal on one of these things, this coming year.

[Andy616]

Picture from Reddit:



Looks expensive. Great job by the pilot though.

[aeropilot]

Andy616 said:

Picture from Reddit:



Looks expensive. Great job by the pilot though.

Yep, very expensive.........engine, prop, fuselage, wings, all needing rebuilding......its only time and money!!

And yes, superb job by the pilot, incredible speed of thought in so few available seconds, to change direction, see where he was going to put it, start the gear cycling up so it wouldn't dig in and end up on its back, whilst still flying it down........and he was able to walk away.....

[SHutchinson]

aeropilot said:

Andy616 said:

Picture from Reddit:



Looks expensive. Great job by the pilot though.

Yep, very expensive.........engine, prop, fuselage, wings, all needing rebuilding......its only time and money!!

And also the compensation to the farmer, that crop will be severely impacted.

[steve-5snwi]

surely a saving to the farmer since the are has already been cut and harvested. There does seem to be an incident at what feels like every duxford show recently.

[aeropilot]

A bit of head scratching today as Miss Velma didn't quite fit through the traffic furniture as she was being 'carried' back to the airfield.....



Sitting on the u/c, and damage doesn't looks as bad as it might have been....?