By: Mothminor - 17th August 2018 at 20:24
What a great attitude so soon after the accident! I wish him all the best with his future plans 🙂
By: J Boyle - 17th August 2018 at 13:11
John Sessions’ message can be seen on the Historic Flight Foundation’s Facebook page or can be seen in a similar thread at WIX.
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=66794
To summarize:
He starts with the good news that all the passengers are recovering and after four days he was released from hospital. He said he is now in a love/hate relationship with a physical therapist as he learns to use his new appendage. He plans on returning to the cockpit as soon as possible.
His sense of humor hasn’t left him, he recommends reading a Douglas Bader biography…(as you might expect from someone who owns/flies a Spitfire and a RAF-marked B-25).
Concerning his aircraft and the HFF, he said they will go ahead with this year’s commitments, adjusting the schedule as necessary and the plans for next year including bringing the DC-3 over for D-Day commemorations and the opening of a new hangar museum facility in Spokane, Washington are still on.
By: ZRX61 - 16th August 2018 at 22:40
Pilot reports he is out of hospital & is minus part of his left leg after a couple of surgeries. Fully intends to get back to flying when he gets an aftermarket lower leg fitted.
By: Flying_Pencil - 14th August 2018 at 16:41
4th vintage accident with tourist passengers in, what little over a month?
Very bad year!
Thankfully all survived, and I also hope the critical will have full recovery.
Better is (with passenger recovery) is restoration of the lovely aircraft.
By: J Boyle - 13th August 2018 at 20:38
Abbotsford is indeed in BC, very close to the border but far enough that my cell phone wouldn’t work there.I
I’m surprised by the confusion or lack of familiarity with the venue, Abbotsford has been the home to one of North America’s premier air shows for decades.
By: Bruce - 13th August 2018 at 19:05
LOL – its all the same to me! I didn’t even notice where it happened.
By: avion ancien - 13th August 2018 at 18:49
Thank you, Bruce. Albeit that the border is close, I thought that Abbotsford Airport is in British Columbia, Canada – or has Trump been engaging in a sneaky land grab, by pushing the Washington state border further north, since last I looked at my North American atlas!
By: Newforest - 13th August 2018 at 17:15
Thanks Andy! I didn’t have it’s current registration at the time of posting, so breaking news came first as the Forum had been asleep for so long!
By: AndyMarden - 13th August 2018 at 14:24
Yes, but it is actually marked as “G-AHXW”, so that does have relevance in this case….
By: Bruce - 13th August 2018 at 14:04
Agreed; changed it.
By: avion ancien - 13th August 2018 at 13:55
This thread has a singularly unhelpful title in that (a) the accident occurred in Canada, (b) the aeroplane is registered in the USA as N683DH and (c) it hasn’t been registered as G-AHXW since, I believe, 1971.
By: Newforest - 13th August 2018 at 13:36
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=214384
Now reported as N683DH.
By: J Boyle - 13th August 2018 at 13:13
I have met the pilot, a gentleman with a great deal of warbird and antique flying experience, both single and multi-engined.
A Canadian news story related he has the most serious injuries.
He’s a very nice guy with a great enthusiasm for historic aviation.
I certainly wish him, and the others injured, a speedy recovery.
By: 1batfastard - 13th August 2018 at 13:01
Hi All,
Glad that most where walking wounded but my thoughts go out to the person and they’re family who is in critical condition, wishing them all a speedy
recovery.
Geoff.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 13th August 2018 at 12:35
sad new’s, but lucky no one was killed hope they are doing
ok
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