Two aviation enthusiasts were killed in Ohio on Saturday while testing a newly produced replica of a Wright brothers biplane.The fabric-covered aircraft went down three to four miles south of the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, at about 10:45am. The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the fliers as Don Gum, 73, of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Mitchell Cary, 64, of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Both were qualified pilots.
By: Propstrike - 1st August 2011 at 08:43
Does this not qualify for the Historic board ? I don’t think there are many aircraft older than this ( even if it is a replica )
The report says they went up to 4-5,000 feet :eek::eek:
By: Newforest - 1st August 2011 at 07:15
Seems rather ironic and pointless doesn’t it? 🙁
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