Sad Day at Wings Over Dallas, B-17G & P-63 Mid-Air (Fatal)

StormILM

StormILM

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Sad Day at Wings Over Dallas, B-17G & P-63 Mid-Air (Fatal)

CAF Texas Raider B-17G and P-63 collided near show center, all persons aboard both aircraft were lost. May they Rest in Peace...
 
This is terrible news.

What empty words to say, but it is true. I'll be interested to learn what happened, because the loss of the people operating these aircraft is so painful and sharp. Their experience with these machines and the routines that they fly is so deep and practiced that something must be learned from this tragedy.
 
Tragic, obvious from the footage that there can be no survivors, so all we can do is pray for the souls of the victims and their families. RIP
 
Firstly I was thinking that it was fake video. It was hard to believe.

And Kingcobra. :sorrow: RiP ['] ['] [']



Really strange situation. Looks like pilot of P-63 didnt noticed flying B-17 what is really strange. B-17 was under Kingcobra's belly as he made a turn. He was probably concentrating on following the Mustangs.

Blue sky pilots!
 
hard to watch - clearly the B-17 crew couldn't have known what hit them.
eventually these historic aircraft will be deemed too valuable or significant as artifacts to lose this way
It goes without question that any loss of life is a high price to pay so that we can still see them in flight.
As tragic as that was, regarding the crew of the B-17 and pilot of the P-63, this accident could have been a whole lot worse.
RiP to those folks and sincerest condolences to their families and friends.
 
demile said:
sad, rip. I always thought these old planes were fitted with anti-collision sensors as a backup.
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erm, they dont work like that, without addition of very expensive digital equipment mostly not compatible with 1940's tech, the best it will do is tell you there is something nearby it won't tell relative range and height if one or other do not have a working tr


ttfn

Pete
 
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