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Originally Posted by SS427
Sadly this particular P51D Big Beautiful Doll crashed in Arizona in 2016 killing both pilot Jeff Pino and passenger Nick Tramontano. I believe there were 3 P51D's painted in this configuration, two of which have been lost in recent years.
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I am sorry to hear that; I was just reading about this Sopwith Camel crash from last Sunday:
https://www.wcvb.com/article/plane-c...ICID=ref_fark#
Lost power mid flight, made the runway but the landing gear collapsed when he hit the tarmac, causing it to flip over.
Fortunately no one was injured, but it was a pretty authentic flying experience.
K
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Last edited by Keith Seymore; 09-18-2023 at 11:09 PM.
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