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https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/faa-investigating-wwii-vintage-plane-crash-in-fredericksburg/1603904380?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

Ugh...

http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/ ... lane-crash

Ugly scene.

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Looks like they might have been down there in conjunction with what used to be the Nimitz Museum.

http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/your-vi ... g-history/

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Close Air Support Provided by: "Pecos Bill" Freedom Flyers

On certain weekends you might be lucky enough to see this P-51 buzzing over the battlefield.

Pecos Bill takes veterans of all American wars flying, free of charge, to thank them for their service to our country. Pecos Bill also provides fly-over tributes at Veterans' funerals & events.

More information about the plane and it's mission at www.p51pecosbill.org

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Do the restored Mustangs that are flying have bladder type fuel cells or just metal tanks?


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The fuel tanks on Mustangs flying today are the same as those used originally and are rubber bladders - as was commented on by Rich Palmer on Facebook, Mustangs don't typically catch fire in most impacts like these.

Thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of both individuals lost.


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

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Here is another news story with supposed video of the plane shortly before the crash doing "aerial stunts" and another eyewitness account of the crash. Very sad.

https://abc13.com/2-dead-after-vintage-wwii-plane-crashes-near-texas-apartments/4709234/

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Looked around, didn't see this posted, unfortunately fatalities involved RIP


Two dead in vintage World War II fighter plane crash after flyover near Texas apartment building

The P-51D Mustang fighter plane had been in a flyover for a museum event
The pilot and a passenger, who were not identified, were killed in the crash
Several vehicles in the Texas parking lot crash site also were damaged

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ments.html


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This one:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 74445.html
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Tough year for those at Burnet. "Bluebonnet Belle" and now "Pecos Bill". My thoughts are for everyone there.

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Rest in peace to Cowden Ward and his 95 year old W.W. II Veteran passenger. Cowden was a very gracious, humble man who's sole purpose with his Mustang was to pay tribute to Veterans by giving them a free ride in his aircraft. This is very sad and the warbird community is greatly diminished with his passing. Cowden was one of the really good ones.


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So the news is out on the passenger Vincent Losado, B-17 crewmember - https://apnews.com/2a3dbc5a533946c0add0eb70ad492953 I'm nearly certain that I, or someone else in my family talked with him maybe a decade ago. I knew the name when I heard it. :x

Here's an website with a bit of his info from a few years back: http://www.operationmeatball.com/new-gi ... -heart-day

Another photo here: https://www.facebook.com/13786130690655 ... 247686436/

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RyanShort1 wrote:


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

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