Warbird Information Exchange

That's all we can say really, very very sad.

What a prick of a year it's been

Holding out hope that we haven't lost any more immediate warbird friends & acquaintances on the ground. God help them all.

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Rob Mears
'Surviving Corsairs' Historian
robcmears@yahoo.com
http://www.robmears.com

Official: Plane problems may have caused NV crash.
i'd bet money on it.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/of ... 82917.html

Thanks y'all for your kind words.

OK, I got a question? One of those pics is a military painted Huey doing evac work, is that the 25th INF Huey that was at the show helping do medivac work????? OUTSTANDING if it is!!!

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

Absolutely insane....the video I saw looked like a meteor coming down (msnbc) and then just smoke and debris. Prayers go out to all of Leeward's family and friends and of those on the ground also, let's hope we have'nt lost anymore of the 'airshow family' that were seated in the VIP area. I for one fully support just 'calling it a year' and let's start fresh next year. Lord knows what is to become of the races. But now is a time to grieve. The rest will come later.

Mark

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Mark Morris

Thoughts and prayers are with you guys!

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

X2

Heard the first reports while driving back from L.A. - prayers go out to all concerned.

One report mentioned that since the start of the Reno event in the '60s there have been 19 fatalities . Is this the first time spectators have been injured or killed?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Condolences from the Mudges.

Mudge the truly sad

ps. Have to disagree, Jeff. I've been watching Fox's coverage and it seems to me that they're reporting it just about right. I haven't seen any "OMG...OMG...We have to do something about these events" type reporting.
Although their "crawler" is still saying 12 dead, the live reporting is saying 3.

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Land of the free because of the brave

Let us not speculate

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Kind Regards,
Gary Lewis
J.A.F.O.

High Flight by John Magee



Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Sunwards I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth

Of sun-split clouds – and done a thousand things

You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung

High in the sunlit silence. Hovering there,

I’ve chased the shouting wind along and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air,

Up, up the long delirious burning blue

I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,

Where never lark, or even eagle, flew;

And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod

The high untrespassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand, and touched the face of god.


Truly a sad year in Aviation. I saw the news hours ago and am still numb

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Kind Regards,
Gary Lewis
J.A.F.O.

Words fail me right now.
Here is a amazing photo:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/air-race-c ... 25912.html

Condolences to the family and friends of all involved.



This is the first spectator fatality at a US airshow since 1952

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Dan Johnson

What a shame ..........