Sea Fury slides off runway in Colorado May 25, 2015

DaveG · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2015 2:40 pm

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/lo ... al-airport

dirtysidedown430 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:36 pm **Posts:** 336

Wonder if that's the same one that had a mid air with I think was 172 at Rich man CA over a year ago.

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

dirtysidedown430 wrote:

Wonder if that's the same one that had a mid air with I think was 172 at Rich man CA over a year ago.

Good thing pilot is O.K, but, No, that was Dreadnaught, with a 4360 and scoop on top of cowl ring. This one appears to be a 3350 powered one, can't tell from the image which SeaFury it is, or if it painted Silver, or more likely Gray/ primer.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3329

Joe Thibodeau's 'Sea Hawk'

Flybipe · **Joined:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:40 pm **Posts:** 11

Charlie Hillard's plane...

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2015 6:14 pm

Aww, sad to see Joe off in the mud. Damage doesn't look too bad thankfully. He's taken good care of Charlie's plane since he bought it back in 2000 or 2001 from the family. I got a great introduction to the plane when he brought her home to Centennial from Breckenridge as he was doing low-level S-Turns over my house. Will never forget that feeling in my feet and that roar that well drowned out the lawnmower. According to him, he bought the plane after seeing it at Nelson's place, where he'd just dropped off his P-51 "Crusader" to be completely re-wired, because he didn't want to be without a warbird while it was in the shop. I suspect there was more to it than that, but he took the plane as restored to Reno the next year and won Silver Unlimited in it, so he obviously liked it. I'm sure he'll get her put back together in short order and be flying again before next year.

dbrown · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2015 7:38 pm

I hope Joe gets her back in shape soon.

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

She's been an Ezell Aviation bird for such a long time, maybe she'll be taken care of, back in Breck.
Thanks to all here, for the info. Best of luck to Joe & his beautiful Bird !

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Mon May 25, 2015 10:10 pm

That thing certainly "slid off" a long way off the runway....

GregP · **Joined:** Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:13 pm **Posts:** 67

Skyraider props will start to get scarece if this happens very often.

You might recall what happened to Charlie in this bird. The brakes locked and he flipped tail over nose and wound up inverted.

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

Hey Greg, again, Glad Joe is O.K ! I was thinking about the Blades also. But, with the making of ALL kinds of New Warbird parts in Restoration Shops, Maybe (?) The Next Step will be a New Prop Blades one ! Like the two P-82 restorations that got together to have new ones made.

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