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I was thinking if anyone would know, it would be you, Joe. I don't recall seeing any aircraft in the civilian world that had hot seats. Not that there aren't any, I have always seen them with the charges out.
The Skyraider hit the Mustang about where the control lines for the tail surfaces are. Mustangs can be a handful to land in perfect conditions. Safety of the crew and the people on the ground are the most important things to consider.
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Are the owners of the warbirds able to get insurance to cover the value of the planes?
Okay, I did a frame by frame step through and the hit was worse than I had originally though. Here is the moment of impact. At full speed, it looks like the Skyraider wing only impacted the horizontal stab on the Mustang. It is actually further forward than that. This could have been WAY worse than it was.
I think you got it Eric. This is what we spoke about with my friends yesterday. Also when you look at the video, Mustang goes down right after the collision with no sign of having it under control and that´s why the pilot decided to bail out.The Skyraider hit the Mustang about where the control lines for the tail surfaces are.
The Skyraider pilot lost sight of his lead. However or whatever happened, that is the most dangerous situation in formation flying. If you can't see your lead, you have no idea where he is and this kind of thing can happen. It only takes a second of lost focus to create a disaster.
Heartbreaking to know another warbird is lost. It makes me really nervous about MAAM's P-61 they are restoring to flight status. We already lost the B-17 Liberty Belle, a Supermarine SeaFire (but should be repairable), and now Big Beautiful Doll. And that's just this year.........