P-47 down

[Mastermariner]

One more gone. I know most ppl wont the war birds to keep flying but.. we will loose them as they arnt built tp last or to be safe in the first place. Well ther is nothing to be done as long as they are owned by private owners but I sure hope the gov will make sure some are spared for the future

 

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Master

[Trooper117]

They should keep them flying... I think it honours the memory of the pilots that flew and fought in them.

You will keep that memory alive by allowing more generations to see and hear those aircraft.

It has a much bigger impact on people than just walking around a museum and walking past it with just a little placard giving some technical details.

 

I can still remember the impact it had on my grandkids when they saw Spitfires flying at Duxford... you can't reproduce that with a static display. They will remember that experience for the rest of their lives.

[Mastermariner]

You fly em you lose em!

 

master

[FuriousMeow]

There's already static planes of the ones flying. The ones that do crash for the most part get fixed up and put back in the air. This one has been recovered and most likely will be restored. They use less from far older recovered planes to get them flying again.

 

It's worse that the pilot died, apparently he was stuck to something and pulled down under drowning which is an awful way to go.

Edited May 28, 2016 by FuriousMeow

[6./ZG26_Emil]

The plane isn't gone it's the pilot that is gone....we should be thinking about him at this time shouldn't we?

[BraveSirRobin]

You fly em you lose em!

 

master

 

So what?

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

As sad as flight accidents are they should not lead to grounding these fantastic aircraft all together but remind us how much caution and skill has to be used when operating one. Many of those flying examples would probably spend their time rotting away on a scrap yard or museum storage if it wasn't for privat investors raising and restoring them to flying condition.

 

I've had the pleasure witnissing the Skyraider RM205 flying here in germany 2 weeks before the terrible accident with the P-51 Big Beautifull Doll in the US. I very much enjoyed their displays and formation flying and don't think there's any compareable expirience for aircraft enthusiasts out there.

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

The loss of the pilot is terrible news. Looking at the footage he managed to skilfully bring it down on its belly in one piece. He saved the plane but couldn't save himself, an ultimate act of airmanship that cost too much.

 

There's no reason to ground these aircraft unless they are particularly scarce. In the United States there are 9 airworthy units and over a dozen in static display, so there is little reason to prevent the airworthy ones from doing what they were made for - flying. In Brazil however there are only three P-47s, and even though at least one of them is airworthy it is too risky to operate it considering it is one of three.

 

Whenever we reach a time when we run out of airworthy originals, there will still be replicas like the Yak-3M being pushed out, and new aircraft being restored from wreckages like the multiple MiG-3s, I-16s and I-153s we have flying today. Rest assured whatever needs doing we won't let this memory go away, and people will still see these aircraft take the skies as a salute to the pilots who fought in them, and the ones who gave their lives to keep history flying as it happened with this pilot.

[Gump]

big fat bummer all the way around. sad to see mr gordon go.

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we have static pieces, but flying examples are so much more valuable - flight is a part of the nostalgia.

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the oil streaks from the cowl were obvious, but i scratch my head thinking of all those "rugged" flying-home-with-missing-cylinders stories. i wonder if he lost all power, or just enough trouble to scare him into ditching (rather than risk an emergency trip over the city to an airport)? im sure he didnt think he was gonna get stuck in the belts and die.

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also, i have to wonder what went wrong. pilot error (wrong engine setting) or unprovoked engine failure? it would seem the museum/owner would assure the engine was in top condition.

[SOLIDKREATE]

I love warbirds more than anything but a human life is worth way more than any machine.

 

 

R.I.P. sir and thank you for keeping our history alive.