P-51D Pecos Bill down sad news

[RyanShort1]

Alleged witness account here: https://twitter.com/putittogether/statu ... 38912?s=21

I may be reading that wrong, but he appears to be saying the aircraft was in a 90deg bank, while flying straight.

I think I'd triple all his height references and such, but it sounds like a turning stall / spin, but I'm guessing there's video out there somewhere that will clarify.

Ryan

[jdeters79]

So the news is out on the passenger Vincent Losado, B-17 crewmember

Vincent Losada, 93, of San Antonio. Mr. Losada, a B-17 bombardier, lost his right arm after being hit by flak while returning from his 25th mission in the European Theater.

A few photos of Mr. Losada.

http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/VincentLosada.shtml



http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/TeareCrew.shtml

1st Lt Losada, third from left in back row, with the rest of the crew of "The Big Drip Jr".


http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/TeareCrew2.shtml

Another shot of the crew of "The Big Drip Jr", 1st Lt Vincent Losada second from right in front row.


http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/BigDripJr.shtml



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[Lynn Allen]

I'm thinking it happened like the late Harry Tope crash.

[bluehawk15]

What happened with that crash Lynn?

[Matt Gunsch]

What happened with that crash Lynn?

He pulled a little too hard in a bank, the plane stalled and went in flat

[Fearless Tower]

What happened with that crash Lynn?

He pulled a little too hard in a bank, the plane stalled and went in flat

Seems to be a theme this year.

[67N20]

Preliminary Report: https://arffwg.org/news/ntsb-releases-p ... -accident/

[bluehawk15]

SAN ANTONIO PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

MISSION CONFIRMED

"STANDING FOR THOSE WHO STOOD FOR US"
"RIDING WITH RESPECT"

SHORT NOTICE

US AIR FORCE/WWII


The family of Mr. Vincent Losada, a US Air Force WWII Veteran, requests the presence and participation of the San Antonio Patriot Guard at the services and graveside rendering of military honors of their loved one.

More than 70 years after Vincent Losada braved the horror of combat in the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II, the 93-year-old veteran lost his life Saturday riding in a plane he would have seen slicing through the air in his battles against the Nazis.

Losada was a passenger in a P-51D Mustang piloted by 73-year-old Cowden Clark Ward Jr. The two men were killed when the vintage fighter crashed into the parking lot of a Fredericksburg apartment complex during an air show.


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WEATHER: Hi 63 / Lo 50, 90% chance of rain, 79% Humidity


REQUESTOR: Frank Losada, Nephew


STAGING: 0900 Hours, Friday, December 7, 2018

Holy Cross Cemetery

17501 Nacogdoches Rd

San Antonio, Texas 78266

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BRIEFING: 0915 Hours


SERVICE: 1000 Hours

Holy Cross Cemetery

17501 Nacogdoches Rd

San Antonio, Texas 78266