A Thunderbolt of the CAF suffered gear collapse during an aborted take off at Sunsport Albuquerque on Thursday.
Pilot Doug Jeanes has minor burns but otherwise ok. Jug however did not fair so well, front end fire and main spar damage. More on this link
http://www.kobtv.com/archive/2002/march/21/planecrash.htm
By: Ashley - 22nd March 2002 at 14:41
RE: CAF P47 incident
Sad to hear about this…but glad it was not fatal…
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd March 2002 at 12:22
RE: CAF P47 incident
More from the CAF website:
http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/news/2002/nr-03-2102.html
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd March 2002 at 12:14
RE: CAF P47 incident
Relieved to hear the pilot isn’t badly hurt. Metal is repairable, lives aren’t.
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March 22, 2002 at 10:29 am