Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but since it involves an historic aircraft, I thought it would be ok to post here.
Does anyone know where this clip of a Piper Cub doing a low level flower bombing routine when the wing hits the TV reporter was filmed at and who the reporter was?
http://www.nothingtoxic.com/playVideo.asp?id=298
It’s been shown on “It will Be Alright on The Night” and other shows like that and I thought it was somewhere in the Westcountry.
Also, I’ve always taken it to be genuine, but it seems that some think it’s a hoax:
http://forum.flightlevel350.com/viewtopic.php?t=5014
Cheers
Paul
By: Eric Mc - 6th November 2005 at 09:27
Typical of the Internet age for people to assume it’s a “faked” incident. I saw it on TV news over 20 years ago. They also interviewed the reporter in hospital – sitting up in bed with an enormous bandage around his head. I know the chap’s name but I can’t remember it at the moment.
By: A225HVY - 6th November 2005 at 04:42
There was also quite a dent in the leading edge of the wing!! 😮
A225HVY
By: Rocketeer - 6th November 2005 at 02:47
I saw this report a while back….he got the bruise when he fell over after being hit, he was interviewed whilst in hospital with concussion!!
A225HVY
I stand corrected…..lucky chap to live to tell the story!!
By: A225HVY - 5th November 2005 at 23:25
Looks faked to me as the guy has his back to the plane (which he would have heard), he also has a bruise on the front of his head which is not where he was hit.
I saw this report a while back….he got the bruise when he fell over after being hit, he was interviewed whilst in hospital with concussion!!
A225HVY
By: Barnowl - 5th November 2005 at 22:25
I’ve seen that one… my GOD that Spit flies low…
By: Rlangham - 5th November 2005 at 22:00
Yeah it’s like that video when a news reporter is doing a story at Duxford, with a pilot, one of the Hannah’s i believe, flying Spit MH434, it comes in so low he hits the ground and the Spitfire screams over at unbelievably low level 😀
By: Propstrike - 5th November 2005 at 21:52
If it was fake, the AIIB (Air Accident Investigation Branch) were in on it- there was a formal report in ‘Pilot’, and no doubt elsewhere.
He knew it was coming, just didn’t know it was going to whack him!
By: Rlangham - 5th November 2005 at 21:52
I’ve seen a similar video from another angle i think, with the cameraman facing the camera and seeing the aircraft come in behind and actually hit him, same aircraft etc but different angle, unless i just dreamt it
By: Rocketeer - 5th November 2005 at 21:47
I seem to recall it was at Weston Super Mare, late 70’s or early 80’s.
Aeroplane is a Super Cub, but that is still historic (ish).
Looks faked to me as the guy has his back to the plane (which he would have heard), he also has a bruise on the front of his head which is not where he was hit.
By: Flood - 5th November 2005 at 21:46
The camera man was years out of fashion then!!!
Definitely early 70s, and I have the feeling it was in the south of England somewhere (or the reporter was subsequently based at a south of England local TV station; just can’t remember which).
Flood
By: Propstrike - 5th November 2005 at 21:30
I seem to recall it was at Weston Super Mare, late 70’s or early 80’s.
Aeroplane is a Super Cub, but that is still historic (ish).
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