| Wolfhag | 28 May 2016 6:44 a.m. PST |
link A vintage World War Two aircraft has crashed in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. The plane – a single-seater P-47 Thunderbolt – went down two miles (3.2km) south of George Washington Bridge. Divers later recovered a body – believed to be that of the pilot – from the submerged plane. The cause of the crash has not been confirmed, but engine failure has been cited as a possible cause. The plane was one of three that flew from an airfield in Farmingdale, east of New York City. They were taking part in shooting a promotional video to mark the 75th anniversary of the American Airpower Museum. The two other aircraft – a P-40 and a plane taking the photographs – returned safely to the airfield. Scuba divers recovered the body of a 56-year-old man three hours after the crash. New York police identified the man as William Gordon of Key West, Florida. Wolfhag |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 28 May 2016 7:08 a.m. PST |
I wonder if it was another bird strike. |
| M1Fanboy | 28 May 2016 8:13 a.m. PST |
Those old girls are getting fussy about their maintenance… |
| Mako11 | 28 May 2016 8:29 a.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 28 May 2016 9:50 a.m. PST |
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| Zargon | 28 May 2016 10:01 a.m. PST |
Is it getting to the stage where we should look at making good copies of these beautiful old gals and retiring the vintage ones to a dignity deserved in museums? Is it worth it, is it even possible? |
| Moonbeast | 28 May 2016 10:35 a.m. PST |
Sad news indeed. We just lost an AT-6 about a week ago here in AZ. Both pilots were killed. |
| Mako11 | 28 May 2016 11:22 a.m. PST |
It's possible, but very expensive. Some rich guys built some Me-262s in Texas a while back. Very limited run, but they built them to original design specs, so much so that Messerschmitt issued them with new serial numbers. I think they used different engines (newer, commercial models), obviously, but everything else was pretty much as authentic as possible. |
| vtsaogames | 28 May 2016 12:59 p.m. PST |
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| vtsaogames | 28 May 2016 2:30 p.m. PST |
The plane has been retrieved.
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Bystanders dove in to try to rescue the pilot. |
| Xintao | 28 May 2016 3:59 p.m. PST |
Just after the crash link
Pulled up today
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| Xintao | 28 May 2016 4:03 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 28 May 2016 10:18 p.m. PST |
Very good of him to put it down in the water, so as not to endanger others. |
| genew49 | 29 May 2016 6:28 a.m. PST |
More about the pilot:
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| The G Dog | 29 May 2016 6:45 a.m. PST |
And it's still in one piece! Tough bird that P-47. Sad that the pilot didn't make it, but he done good putting the plane in the river. |
| Zargon | 30 May 2016 9:23 a.m. PST |
A true pilot, God go with him on his final flight. Doing a 262 is a gigantic exercise wow! Seeing the 262 trainer at out local museum is not a small insignificant bird by any means, yip its expensive I'm sure but I'm sure we can make flying copies even if they are not exact recreations just to show the next generations what they looked like in the air. Me I want to see a flight of H111s (my schoolboy dreams of the Battle of Britain. |
