Another Warbird bites the dust in England

[Bob Womack]

Harlan, I was surprised the guy had a parachute. I see pics of planes with seat cushions. Do they still fly airshows here with 'chutes?

Bob

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[ArizonaBeagle]

Did you notice in the story that the Skyraider landed with part of the wing missing from the collision?

Those things are built like trucks and can survive a lot of damage.

Sad to see another piece of history lost.

AZB

[Bob Womack]

Did you notice in the story that the Skyraider landed with part of the wing missing from the collision?

Those things are built like trucks and can survive a lot of damage.

Sad to see another piece of history lost.

AZB

Yeah, looking at the match-up, I would have expected the Skyraider to get the better half of it.

Bob

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Harlan, I was surprised the guy had a parachute. I see pics of planes with seat cushions. Do they still fly airshows here with 'chutes?

Bob

Hi Bob,

Most of the guys flying high performance aircraft like WWII fighters do wear parachutes and helmets. Also, you're supposed to wear a parachute when doing aerobatics. The knew emergency chutes are actually pretty light and small. We never wore parachutes when flying the C-47 because it's thought of more like a big bus but I always had in the back of my mind the fire possibility.