The last Reno Air Races ends in tragedy.

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This is really sad news.

Two T-6 Pilots Die In Reno Crash - AVweb

Two pilots are dead after two T-6s crashed while landing after the T-6 Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races in Reno on Sunday. A statement from the Reno Air Racing Association said the accident happened about 2:15 p.m. local time and that there were no other injuries. The remaining...
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Didn't watch the collision happen, but it was very sad. I was out at Pylon Two with a bunch of other photographers and the T-6 heat had ended so we had put our cameras down by that stage as they began their approach into land. Next minute one of the guys gets a text saying an aircraft had gone down. We then saw a line of emergency service vehicles heading toward where the aircraft both came down and over the next half hour or so we were drip-fed information, eventually being told two aircraft came down and there were two fatalities. The pilots lost were Chris Rushing flying Race 14 "Baron's Revenge" and Nick Macy flying Race 6 "Six Cat", both of whom were veterans of the races.

Six Cat

Baron's Revenge
 
MIflyer said:
The mishap in progress. Those guys should have seen each other.
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Not sure that's very helpful. One pilot following procedure it seems; the other possibly not quite so precise. No doubt both fully engaged in getting back on terra firma. When you have a big, round engine up front, your view isn't quite so clear.
 
Sabrejet said:
When you have a big, round engine up front, your view isn't quite so clear.
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Which means you need to be even more careful, even in airplanes that are designed to have a good view from the cockpit. These guys both announced their landings but did not respond to each other's announcement by asking them where they were.
I recall I was inbound to Torrance, CA from Long Beach Harbor and was told by the tower to report over the Thomas Bridge. I was about to announce I was over the bridge when I heard announcement that another airplane was over the bridge. I immediately looked around and saw a red and yellow T-6 off my right side, announced I was over the bridge and had the T-6 in sight. If I had not seen the T-6 right away I would have asked him where he was, since I was over the bridge, too.
 
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