[Dietz]

How long would you have stayed in this bird?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6384837258

[ArcticViper]

He was a fortunate one, usually WW2 airbird accidents don't go that well for the pilot...

[WWSandMan]

hock:

Glad he got out, and hope he wasn't injured.

[RAF_Brut]

I hate to see and hate it when WW2 airbirds crash, Because there are limited amounts

but at least the pilot can fly again

[.041 Safety Wire]

Hope no one on the ground was injured either

[Potenz]

glad for the pilot that survives, and the smoke and fire are quite close that we have in game, even the smoke balls.

Potenz

[stansdds]

This is very old news. The aircraft in question was a Corsair built up from pieces and parts of several Corsairs that happened to be owned by the Planes of Fame. If I recall correctly, the fuselage was believed to be an early F4U-1, but this aircraft ended up being a mix of old and custom built parts. It was powered by a P&W R-4360 and first flew in 1985. This was not built to be a restored aircraft, but a pure racing aircraft. The crash was caused by the failure of the engine's master connecting rod. This crash took place in 1994.