This Sunday, at Schaffen Diest in Belgium, another historic aircraft crashed. Although the pilot escaped more or less unhurt, the aircraft, (as far as I know) Europe’s sole flying Fokker D.VIII is most probably written off. Since its arrival from the USA, it hardly ever flew, and was making its airshow debut at Schaffen. On landing it was hit by crasswind, its wing hit the ground, and it started to tumble and roll untill it stopped, almost totaly destroyed.
The photo shows it a short time ago.
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By: YakRider - 23rd August 2002 at 12:25
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 23-08-02 AT 12:27 PM (GMT)]A few pics to give everyone a flavour. The “vintage” ones (Morane Saulnier 733 Alcyon, AN-2 and Fokker S11) were taken last year, but the same aircraft attended again this time. The airborne shot is from the AN-2 downwind for runway 24 at Diest.
The other two pics show typical German efficiency and good old British improvisation (my mate thought he had packed his tent, but the bag only contained the fly sheet, fortunately the night was warm and dry).
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By: YakRider - 22nd August 2002 at 16:29
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It was there in company with an Albatros and Nieuport 28. Thankfully noone was hurt.
We were at Diest on Saturday and left Sunday morning en route to Koblenz before they arrived. It’s a real shame as the Old Timers Fly-in is a great event. There were over 400 aircraft there over the weekend, including some rare and interesting ones such as two-seater Klemms (the German equivalent of the Magister), a Potez 60, Fokker SIIs and Fw 149s. There’s a marvellous atmosphere with people coming in from all over Europe.
They’ve had problems as a result of the airshow accident at Ostende a few years ago, and the fly-in was stopped for a couple of years. Hopefully this won’t affect holding future events.
Their website can be found at: http://www.dac.be
Some of the many aircraft that flew in are pictured if you check out the arrivals list. We’re listed as a PA28 G-BTGY (number 376).
By: SADSACK - 22nd August 2002 at 14:29
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I was thinking what a remarkably accident free year its been in europe.
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd August 2002 at 11:26
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That’s a shame about the aircraft, but a relief to hear the pilot’s okay.
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