Tiger Moth crash in Devon today.

I believe I may have spoke to the owner last year in the Malta aviation museum after the departures day, seemed a thoroughly decent chap to me

Didn’t it become a Loop-de-loop last year?!!

Oh I missed that: thanks for the pointer. 🙂

Does not look too bad, all things considered. The more bending and splintering, the better the impact is absorbed, thus protecting the crew. The pilot got out by himself, which is excellent news.

It will be back.

The number of ownership changes is hardly relevant. Indeed the nine ownership changes mentioned are only those since 1989 and computeristation of the record. There are a number of older ones and a number of changes of nationality too – not a surprise for a 77 year old aeroplane! However, the authors of the aviation-safety. net website entry would have done well to consult G-INFO as G-AMCK has had three ownership changes since being operated by Liverpool Flying School (the currently quoted operators) owned it 2008 to 2013. When at Liverpool it had a Public Transport C of A and unusually sported an American tail-wheel modification. A smart, well cared for and cherished Tiger Moth when at Liverpool.

Didn’t it become a Loop-de-loop last year?!!

https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542301fbed915d1371000b7b/dft_avsafety_pdf_501837.pdf

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=187241

A report on the earlier crash in the above link.

Interesting but probably not relevant, there are nine changes of ownership on the CAA web site.

Oh, the media.

….. with the afterburner on!

Sad to see but looks like a reasonably OK outcome for the pilot. Tigers generally repair well too.

I see the media has already added a customary bit of spin: shock horror the very same aircraft (‘plane’) was involved in a crash 15 years ago.

Probably doing a loop-the-loop…