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bomberfan
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[*]From Facebook, apparently the A-20 suffered an in-flight mechanical issue and landed on her belly. It sounds like Stewart Dawson was flying and received minor injuries.

https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/articl ... yfG_W26DNg
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Sad news. I hope the pilot will soon be okay.
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This sucks... :evil:

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Looks like a hefty fire; hope it's repairable. Glad all are OK.
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Video (not mine) and it's Reddit, so best to ignore most of the comments.

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I saw a YouTube report stateing the pilot had facial and head trama. Who knows if its true?
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ricusa wrote:
I saw a YouTube report stateing the pilot had facial and head trama. Who knows if its true?

Stu is a bit beat up.

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That really sucks. Hope Mr. Dawson recovers quickly and then they can tend to repairing the Havoc.
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I wish him a speedy recovery...
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I certainly hope he makes a complete recovery back to flight status. As for the plane, it looks like it could at least be a static display or maybe a donor to get other A-20s back in the air. Maybe more pictures will show what the plane looks like.
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This was the Havoc that was donated through will to the NASM, but the family apparently took issue and this was returned. Would looked real nice at Udvar Hazy...

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Are there any updates on Stewart's condition?
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I certainly hope he makes a complete recovery back to flight status. As for the plane, it looks like it could at least be a static display or maybe a donor to get other A-20s back in the air. Maybe more pictures will show what the plane looks like.

Plane will be restored to flight. It has already been assessed.
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That's good news.
As the sole airworthy A-20, we should applaud Mr. Lewis' decision to repair and re-fly.

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That's great news to hear. Rod is certainly putting his money where his mouth is.

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