Duxford 2011 Pix

[Lololopoulos]

Originally Posted by danjama

It's hardly breaking news. I was there. In a video on local news, Rob Davies the pilot confirmed the elevator controls were dead (not surprised, since the control cables run through the section of tail that was struck).

Real shame, Doll was a beauty.

And he actually bailed at more like 200-250ft, an incredibly low bail.

cool man, thanks for the info. i wrote breaking news because considering the number of remaining flyable p-51, it is a considerable loss.

[danjama]

Originally Posted by Lololopoulos

cool man, thanks for the info. i wrote breaking news because considering the number of remaining flyable p-51, it is a considerable loss.

It's definitely a considerable loss - heartbreaking. The plane had just been sold recently too - Rob Davis sold it to Meier Motors (i think) in Germany. They were letting him fly it for the last time at Duxford Legends - which only adds more sorrow to the whole saga.

p.s. you should look into meier motors, they have some beautiful warbirds and a good website. This is also one of theirs:

[DK-nme]

One can also see at 0:46 how deform the tail was after the impact. No wonder he jumped. That said, I hate when warbirds crash (the 4'th within 2 months)...

[Lololopoulos]

maybe its about time that they all "retire" lol