Re: Interesting Warbird documentary
mr70, I won't tell you how the end was but if you are a warbird and history fan, that is where is got teary eyed. I have been in similar situations with the P51C and T-28 and there is nothing quite like it! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif[/img]
What they didn't tell you is the engine lost a bearing on a later flight. Could have been disasterous! There have been a few P38 crashes in the last several years and we don't need another. Another great test pilot and host of a cable show dedicated to warbirds was killed a few years ago due to a fuel problem if I recall. His parents watched him flat spin into the ground. He would have likely survived the crash if the landing gear had been down but in the stowed position, the front gear is directly under the pilots seat. You get the picture. It was a great loss to the warbird community.
Rick
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