I’ve not checked my Euromillions numbers yet but I’m certain they will have come in, I’ll get on the blower to Kermit in the morning and stick a bid in for it….. :eagerness::stupid::highly_amused:

Nice video ^^^^^^ good display, made a bit of a pig’s ear of the landing though didn’t he! 😉

Had read somewhere that a similar thing happened during the Vietnam War, had to have a quick Google to refresh my memory….. Turns out that a pilot landed his A-1E Skyraider on a small strip that his wingman had crash landed on after taking ground fire, only thing is that the E model was a two seater being flown with only one aircrew in it so there was a spare seat in the aircraft. Also on the same mission were two pilot’s who had flown in World War Two, one of whom had landed his P-38 to pick up the other one who had lost both his engines to ground fire, some coincidence…..

Here’s the wiki page for the American pilot who recieved the Medal of Honor for the Vietnam rescue…..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_F._Fisher

Any of them being restored to flying condition? Would love to physically see a Mozzie in the air again, last time I saw one was at Barton airshow a year or so before the fatal crash. 🙁

Such a shame all the years of planning, hard work and personal sacrifice destroyed in a mater of minutes by a couple of bloody loose bolts on the APU…..

Went to Mildenhall as a plane crazy 14/15 lad, stayed at a small hotel right on the flight path. First thing I saw on getting out of the car was a C-17 stood what seemed like on it’s wing tip in a tight turn right above us! That was the Friday before the show opened on the Saturday, was fantastic to see the B-1, B-52, A-10 and many others for the first time up close and up in the air where they belong making plenty of smoke and noise! 😀

Ah right, makes sense to put the airframe under less stress I suppose given the age of it. Thanks for that MB.

A bomber crash site near me was 2 metres from a major waterway, 4 metres deep, with ordnance found, fuel contamination, some hazardous materials and mixed up with household waste used to fill the crater. It took three weeks, 550,000 euros and some very serious equipment (not to mention a temporary dam), but remains of at least two airmen were recovered, against all expectations. Never say never.

Good work, not wanting to make the thread take a wander but is there a link to this recovery anywhere?

Back on topic I think the main problem seems to be actually nailing down the exact crash site, due to the many changes to the site that has happened over the past 70 years. I never say never, my endless chasing of the young blonde barmaid at my local is evidence of this…… 😉