Hi guys,
At Coventry airshow today, the Ryan NYP 'Sprit of Saint Louis' was lost in an accident. Watching it myself, it seemed to roll along the runway and rotate as usual, then at around 250-300ft it began a turn to the left. The whole crowd and surroundings seemed to turn eerily quiet, then shortly afterwards, the left wing seemed to disintergrate, causing the plane to roll left; which in turn buckled the right wing; causing the airframe to spiral to the ground.
As far as [I] know, the pilot is in a serious state in hospital, but not much else is known. The airshow did resume afterwards although i'd check www.classicairshow.co.uk to see whats happening about tomorrows' displays.
It wasnt a pleasant thing to see occur, believe you me.
I really do pray that the pilot pulls through, and that some reason is found for the failiure of the structure. The pilot had been sitting on the apron, engine running, for at least an hour or so doing checks; not an obvious thing that went wrong i guess then.
Still, great airshow. got lots of pics and video which i'll post soon.
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