P-51 Lost at Duxford

I am sad to report that the P-51 "Big Beautiful Doll" piloted by Rob Davies was involved in a midair collision with a Skyraider. Fortunately, Rob Davies was able to bail out & survive with only minor injuries, unfortunately, the same can't be said for the Doll. The Skyraider was able to land safely with extensive damage to the right wing.

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Oh My!!! At least everyone is OK! Those pictures are awesome....scary but awesome! Very happy that the pilot made the decision to bail out.

What is the bailout system like on the Mustang? Is there some sort of ejection seat or is it pop the canopy & jump?

It's just a manual bail out, Tim, no ejection seat.

So, jump & hope for the best?

BTW, here is the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qME7VefLxFw

throw yourself on the wing and roll off... you try to fall clear of the tail

from the video it looked like the A-1 pilot lost sight of the P-51 as he pulled out.

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from the video it looked like the A-1 pilot lost sight of the P-51 as he pulled out.

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That's how I saw it...wonder if more video will come out.

Some impressive pics here of the Sandy landing.

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtop...35085&start=25

better video here
LINK

MUCH BETTER VIDEO HERE!!! Better than the last one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmsJW0-6JB0

Here is another video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_A4xdGFXoE

Both new videos aren't working :-/

Jeremy, mine is still up there, they just disabled embedding. Click on the YouTube logo to view it in YouTube...