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Oct 18th, 2003 at 11:28pm

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It's somewhat understandable that when a Cessna crashes and the pilot walks out with a scratched arm, no one cares, but when a warbird goes down, it's a tradgedy.

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Several planes were up in the air for a photo shoot shortly after the air show ended Saturday. When trying to land, the pilot of one of those planes lost control and crashed near Clear Lake Boulevard and Old Galveston Road. The crash happened a couple of hours after the air show ended Saturday and the spectators had all cleared out.


At this point, we don’t have the name of the pilot who was killed, but we're told he was a 55-year-old man from out of state.

In the 18 year history of the Wings over Houston air show, there has been only one other fatality. That crash, which was back in the mid-1990s, also happened when a plane was trying to land.

The aircraft that crashed Saturday is a Grumman F4F Wildcat. Its maximum speed is 318 miles per hour. Its cruising speed is 155 miles an hour, and its range on a single tank of gas is 770 miles.

(Copyright © 2003, KTRK-TV)


Quoted from ABC 13, a local (Houston, Texas) TV station.  The saddest thing is though, at least for me, is I just saw that Wildcat doing some formation turns with a F-18 to greet all the people coming to the airshow.  Although there were two Wildcats, so I could be thinking about the wrong one.  Regaurdless, it's extremely sad.
 
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Reply #1 - Oct 18th, 2003 at 11:37pm

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That is a sad loss to the aviation world as a whole and to the mans family specifically.

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Reply #2 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 12:25am

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Holy crap! I was there all day today, had a wonderful time, so sad to hear this.  Cry
 
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Reply #3 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 2:11am

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Reply #4 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 5:39am

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This has been one of the worst years I can remember for vintage aviation. It always saddens me when a plane is lost, but it's so much worse when it costs the life of the pilot also.
This year we celebrate a hundred years of powered flight and it is such a shame that it will be remembered for so many accidents.
 
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Reply #5 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 7:48am
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It always saddens me when a plane is lost, but it's so much worse when it costs the life of the pilot also.

  Well said Roger 

     My deepest codolences to both family and friends
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Reply #6 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 8:08am

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...It just goes to show just how fragile , like birds of the air, that aeroplanes are, and that their pilots and passengers rarely survive impacts with the ground, unlike my feeble attempts in Flight Sims, with "invincibility" turned up to the max... Cry...!
Unfortunatly, you dont get the luxury of air bags, side impact bars, effective sealt belts, etc, in aeroplanes.... Roll Eyes...!
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Reply #7 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 9:56am

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bummer news! so sad to hear. . . . . .
 
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Reply #8 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 3:27pm

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It's been a tough airshow year anyway.

If I recall, there was a racing crash in Reno, then the Thunderbirds crash in Idaho, and now this...

We're all being reminded how dangerous this passion really is...


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Reply #9 - Oct 19th, 2003 at 8:59pm

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It really has been quite a year fo flying! Like Hyperion said quite a few crashes. As I recal 1 thunderbird, a reno racer, a Grumman Goose and now an F4F! so sad   Sad . Even I have been in a close call! I nearly got in a collision with a cherokee about a week ago (I was in a C182).
 
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Reply #10 - Oct 20th, 2003 at 4:18pm

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Let us not forget the He. 111 that crashed, the last operational plane of it's type. Cry Also my favorite bomber. Lips Sealed
 
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Reply #11 - Oct 20th, 2003 at 4:25pm

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Don't forget the Fairy Firefly. And didn't that Blenheim crash this year?
 
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Reply #12 - Oct 20th, 2003 at 5:34pm
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holy crap, i saw that guy and the whole act back in the wichita aviation festival. cool act, sad to see pilot and plane gone.
 
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Reply #13 - Oct 21st, 2003 at 9:09am

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Reply #14 - Oct 21st, 2003 at 1:29pm

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Don't forget the Fairy Firefly. And didn't that Blenheim crash this year?

Yes Woody pal, we lost the Blenheim back in July. Happily both crew walked away from the crash and the aircraft is going to be rebuilt and may be back in as little as two years.
Several classic jets have gone down this year also including two Hawker Hunters.
 
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Reply #15 - Oct 22nd, 2003 at 8:14am

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It's tragic whenever a human life is lost, especially when it's by accident and so suddenly.  Cry

But I can't help express the added sadness at the loss of such a fine old plane, that could well have been responsible for seeing so many young men safely home during a very violent and dangerous time.

Sometimes I feel they should both go to the same 'place'.  Sad
 
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Reply #16 - Oct 22nd, 2003 at 10:18am

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It's very sad but these things happen. Display flying will always involve some risk, especially in vintage types. The pilots & anyone involved with warbirds are perfectly well aware of this & accept it as part of the job.

I thinks it's too easy to become over-sentimental about the actual aircraft. No matter how rare a plane might be, it's a piece of machinery which can be rebuilt if the desire & finances are available. This cannot be said for human life. Roll Eyes
 
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