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ou1980
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Sep 16, 2011 8:40pm
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ou1980
Posts: 877
Sep 16, 2011 8:45pm
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Sep 16, 2011 9:10pm
P-51 Mustang too. not many of those left.
-Society-
Posts: 1,348
Sep 16, 2011 9:36pm
And now there is 1 less.Glory Days;898958 wrote:P-51 Mustang too. not many of those left.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Sep 16, 2011 9:42pm
5 dead at the scene and 40-50 more taken to emergency care according to the L.A. Times.
EDIT: Associated Press says 25 have life-threatening injuries, another 25 were seriously hurt, and another 25 have minor injuries.
EDIT: Associated Press says 25 have life-threatening injuries, another 25 were seriously hurt, and another 25 have minor injuries.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Sep 16, 2011 10:07pm
I'm sorry if I'm being insensitive, but if we question letting 80 year olds drive, why the hell are they allowed to fly a plane? Especially something like a P-51 Mustang.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Sep 16, 2011 10:15pm
12 dead now
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Sep 16, 2011 10:16pm
Sad story. Rest in Peace.
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oletiger
Posts: 166
Sep 16, 2011 10:21pm
this dont look good
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Sep 16, 2011 10:32pm
..[INDENT]@BreakingNewsBreaking News [/INDENT]
Reno air race crash update: eyewitness says '1 guy cut in half, blood everywhere' in 'mass casualty event' bit.ly/qp4LOD
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Sep 16, 2011 10:51pm
Fucking this! My thoughts exactly. 80 year old pilot?!tk421;899004 wrote:I'm sorry if I'm being insensitive, but if we question letting 80 year olds drive, why the hell are they allowed to fly a plane? Especially something like a P-51 Mustang.
Thoughts to the everyone affected by this...but this should never have happened.
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oletiger
Posts: 166
Sep 16, 2011 11:42pm
http://www.ktvn.com/story/15483678/pilot-dies-in-crash-at-air-races?redirected=true
maybe 74, but lets wait to hear conclusions
maybe 74, but lets wait to hear conclusions
Jughead
Posts: 1,261
Sep 16, 2011 11:44pm
For some reason, that reminds me of a few South Park episodes. "Oh, SHIT!" from the tourettes episode, and the way the plane crashed was similar to the Al Qaeda planes from the Jersey Shore episode.
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Sep 17, 2011 12:02am
Horrific.
Sounds like this event has been cited in the past for crappy safety measures, though i'm not sure anything would have helped in this situation.
Sounds like this event has been cited in the past for crappy safety measures, though i'm not sure anything would have helped in this situation.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 17, 2011 12:07am
I fuck the reporter on the left. By fuck, I mean stick my penis in her vagina. I'm down for oral sex too.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 17, 2011 12:56am
Terrible, probably could have been avoided, but still an unbelievably terrible way to die.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Sep 17, 2011 1:53am
Crazy..SportsAndLady;899046 wrote:..
There was a crash at this event last year and in 1994 as well.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Sep 17, 2011 7:13am
i am trying to figure out why that plane was even flying like that. it was an air race, not a stunt show.tk421;899004 wrote:I'm sorry if I'm being insensitive, but if we question letting 80 year olds drive, why the hell are they allowed to fly a plane? Especially something like a P-51 Mustang.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Sep 17, 2011 3:00pm
It appears the plane nose dives from some 500 feet. My guess is either mechanical failure or stroke/heart attack (given his age, I'd say the latter is a good bet).Glory Days;899355 wrote:i am trying to figure out why that plane was even flying like that. it was an air race, not a stunt show.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Sep 17, 2011 4:28pm
They said you could tell the pilot was trying to save the plane the while time
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 18, 2011 6:08pm
This.tk421;899004 wrote:I'm sorry if I'm being insensitive, but if we question letting 80 year olds drive, why the hell are they allowed to fly a plane? Especially something like a P-51 Mustang.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 18, 2011 6:32pm
There are pics of the plane breaking apart (shedding panels) right before the crash. Seems as though the only age that played a factor was the planes
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Sep 18, 2011 6:35pm
No way, you have to jump to conclusions and blame the old pilot.LJ;902291 wrote:There are pics of the plane breaking apart (shedding panels) right before the crash. Seems as though the only age that played a factor was the planes
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Sep 19, 2011 1:27pm
Jimmy's whole family was right there in the VIP stands where he hit. One of his grandsons attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University here. He raced at Daytona a few times in the 80's in a sports car he bought from Bobby Rahal. He was friends of Gator QB John Brantley's family. Just a terrible accident.
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