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RAF has confirmed the crash has taken the life of the pilot.
Jeff
True, and it is even worse than that. Warbirds generally are not certified airplanes and often there is no Service Bulletin or Airworthiness Directive support. When Harrison Ford crashed his PT-22 they concluded that the carburetor essentially had fallen apart and there was nothing anyone could have done. So who knows those carbs can do that and ensures they are dismantled and examined or even overhauled at appropriate intervals? I have no doubt that Mr. Ford would gladly have paid to have that done, every year if required, but someone would have had to tell him to do that and know how to get it done. Even certified light aircraft have not only repair and overhaul standards but also updating programs.Commercial airliners have aging aircraft programmes and so do some light aircraft like the Aero Commander twins but with warbirds, in general, it is an unknown.