P-47 down in hudson river

photograph of P-47 recovery and news story on the accident:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/nyregion/pilot-in-deadly-hudson-river-crash-is-remembered-as-a-careful-and-dedicated-flier.html?smid=fb-share

news report on P-47 recovery from the Hudson:

http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/nation/wwii-plane-pulled-from-hudson-after-crash-that-killed-pilot/article_7c18add1-d19e-571f-9efb-3fd7795566bf.html

Pictures of the aircraft being recovered here.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3614274/Plane-fished-Hudson-River-day-crash-killed-William-Gordon.html

Indeed, a very sad outcome to what looked like a textbook ditching.

Looking at the recovery photos, the aircraft looks to have remained pretty much intact, it’s just so tragic that Bill Gordon lost his life.

Paul

Indeed, one of the many perils in a ditching is if the pilot hits his head on the panel during impact and gets knocked out thus removing the ability to extricate himself.
A really tragic story to awake to this morning.

Indeed, a very sad outcome to what looked like a textbook ditching.

Looking at the recovery photos, the aircraft looks to have remained pretty much intact, it’s just so tragic that Bill Gordon lost his life.

Paul

Indeed it’s Fleet week – it’s massively sad that the outcome couldn’t have been more favourable but with the Hudson teeming with boats and helicopters overhead it wasn’t to be.

I am in NY just by the Hudson at the moment, the aircraft has been lifted by army engineers and the pilot recovered.

So tragic after skilfully ditching what must be an incredibly difficult aircraft

🙁 What a horrible horrible way to go .Thoughts to his family and friends.

Probably this aircraft? http://americanairpowermuseum.com/2014/01/01/republic-p-47d-thunderbolt/

Sad news, thoughts with all involved.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36404322

Very sad news. Thoughts with the pilot’s family and friends. The chap who dived in to try and rescue the pilot is a hero.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3613635/Small-plane-crashes-Hudson-River.html

From the brief clip I’ve seen it was a ditching. Sad outcome though

Not good news….

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/vintage-plane-crashes-into-hudson-river-during-fleet-week/

Pilot rescued after vintage plane goes down in New York’s Hudson River – www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/28/vintage-plane-goes-down-in-new-yorks-hudson-river/

Latest reports indicate pilot rescued with minor injures.