ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137344
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| Date: | 10-JUL-2011 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Commonwealth CA-18 Mk 22 (NA P-51D Mustang) |
| Operator: | Air Fighter Academy GmbH |
| Registration: | D-FBBD |
| C/n / msn: | CACM-192-151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Duxford, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Duxford Aerodrome - EGSU |
| Duxford Aerodrome - EGSU |
A Commonwealth CA-18 Mk 22 (NA P-51D Mustang) named “Big Beautiful Doll” (full c/n CACM-192-1517) from Woodchurch in Kent collided with a French Skyraider F-AZDP at the Duxford Flying Legends airshow.
The pilot of the Mustang was leading a ‘Vic’ (Vee) formation of three aircraft. On his left was the Douglas Skyraider and on his right was another P-51 Mustang. On a signal from the leader, the formation carried out a ‘break’ manoeuvre to the left. During the left turn the Skyraider and the leading Mustang collided. The Mustang pilot was forced to abandon his aircraft and descended by parachute to a safe landing; the Skyraider pilot was able to land his aircraft at Duxford.
The accident occurred after the Skyraider pilot had lost sight of his leader and continued to make a tighter turn than his leader’s aircraft, which had slowed down. This caused their respective flight paths to converge, resulting in the collision.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/february_2012/p_51d_mustang__d_fbbd_and_douglas_ad_4n_skyraider__f_azdp.cfm
http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/10/mid-air-collision-at-duxford/
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?p=1771718#post1771718
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/BREAKING-NEWS-Mid-air-incident-at-museum-air-show-10072011.htm
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=352022
http://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/polopoly_fs/sequence_1_1_959878!image/3452443543.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3452443543.jpg (pilot in chute)
http://www.dorst-freiburg.de/BilderStregaHP/bbd/BBD%202011-06-11%20%282%29.jpg (photo)\r\n\r\n
The loss of P-51 Big Beautiful Doll at Flying Legends 2011. from David Taylor on Vimeo.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2011 11:46 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jul-2011 11:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2011 12:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2011 12:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2011 13:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2011 14:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2011 01:04 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2011 01:06 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Jul-2011 12:40 | chullian1819 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Jul-2011 13:18 | Reltney | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Jul-2011 00:50 | DEVONMAN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2011 02:40 | chullian1819 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Feb-2012 13:33 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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