Bad weekend for warbirds

Emeregency landing by the other Neptune.. What a great job the pilot’s did as the crosswind must have been something!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiX6M5dkVI&feature=player_embedded

Thanks Archer. It looked in good condition but had an electric motor to turn the prop….the wrong way!

Dear me! I can see why their ancestors were transported now.
As for the death of the 2 crew members of the Neptune may they rest in peace and I offer my condolences to their family and friends.

As footnote I would like to add the 2 members of the British Armed Forces who died in Afghanistan this “Celebration Weekend” bringing the toll to 417.Their ages were 20 and 27.

The Firefly on the pole is this one: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/fireflyregistry/firefly-wd828.html
Which appears to be the same one that crashed in the ’80s as referred to above. The flyer (up until two days ago) is this one: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/fireflyregistry/firefly-wb518.html and it seems that the two exchanged parts on a large scale after the accident in 1987. See also David Burke’s post above.

Sad to hear about the P-2 crash, any accident that claims lives is one too many. These guys were doing a difficult job which is enough reason to praise them, they shouldn’t have had to pay the ultimate sacrifice as well.

I was in Oz in 2008 for the Airtourer meeting at Griffith and saw a Firefly on a pole. Looking at the picture I took, it was serialled WD 518 so what was it’s correct identity?

This was indeed a sad loss of flight crew while conducting a role that must require great courage as well as skill. The loss of any life is of greater significance that any loss of machinery. In some cultures we just try to stay calm and show respect.

Bager -the Neptune was being operated as a commercial aircraft in the dangerous world of fire bombing . Sad of hear of the deaths of the crew .

Over the weekend a commercial jet crashed in Nigeria killing over 150 people including a woman holding her baby on the ground. Whether its a ‘warbird’ or ‘commercial’ aircraft – death is death – how people wish to honour that is up to them .

http://www.10news.com/news/31148555/detail.html?source=kgtv

Another link for the firefly incident.

Hampden -yes and no! The wings and tail group are from WD828 which crashed at Camden in 1987. The fuselage is from WB518 which was removed from pole display to replace WD828. It was put together with the good parts from WD828 before being sold in the U.S. The bad fuselage of WD828 became a static.

Pictures of the Firefly incident seen on Hyperscale

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228830613900295.50474.100003200742943&type=3&l=8244cc6459

Some dramatic pictures, but I don’t go much on that ‘firetruck’ heading out to the Firefly’s aid. 😮

Is that the same Australian Firefly that suffered a post restoration engine failure (oil starvation) sometime in the 80’s?

Pictures of the Firefly incident seen on Hyperscale

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228830613900295.50474.100003200742943&type=3&l=8244cc6459