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Old Aug 31, 2004, 08:35 AM   #1
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B52 Crash

There is one Video that will make this Group the most popular group in the world. Its the B52 Crash from Sunday's BMFA Nats.

Come on there must have been 100 video's pointing at it. Someone send me a link. I missed it by milli seconds.

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Old Aug 31, 2004, 09:06 AM   #2
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We went Saturday and saw several Successful flights....

Here's one of my Piccies from Saturday, as a 'before' shot

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Old Aug 31, 2004, 09:22 AM   #3
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No way!!! Please don't tell me that crashed!!
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 09:29 AM   #4
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After........


Yes, that is a house on the right of the picture .......

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Old Aug 31, 2004, 09:33 AM   #5
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[Stomach tightens, breathes in quickly, heart skips a beat]



What caused the crash? Glitch? Pilot error? Mechanical failure of some sort?

Edit: Hey Berk, those piccies look like they were taken off a video ...... were they?
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 09:35 AM   #6
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Second one was.....
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 09:50 AM   #7
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Ouch. now I feel much better about my HB crash.
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 10:12 AM   #8
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Here is a video, you dont get to see it go in, but its the most ive seen so far.

http://www.btinternet.com/~bejay_uk/B52crash.WMV
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 11:01 AM   #9
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Holy Jesus, it looks like a real plane crashed and not a model!
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 11:24 AM   #10
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Here I will give a you a size scale for the B-52

I got these pics from a buddy of mine of the same plane it is huge!

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Old Aug 31, 2004, 12:45 PM   #11
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B52 crash

I have just been sent a video of the crash. I will load it onto my web site when i get home. Look after 20.00 tonight it will be on the video page. If i get any others i will post them as well.

Its terrible but a must see at the same time.

I saw it from the Pylon race line the other end of the airfield. It looked then like thumb trouble and looks even more like it now that i have see itr on video.

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Old Aug 31, 2004, 03:28 PM   #12
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Thanks for the video, Rob. That is seriously sad. I can't believe that it went in. I really feel bad for the team that put it together.

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Old Aug 31, 2004, 04:40 PM   #13
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how much do you think it cost!!
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 04:53 PM   #14
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how much do you think it cost!!

you dont wanna know...
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Old Aug 31, 2004, 05:05 PM   #15
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how much do you think it cost!!
Not much, I have read that the hole damn plane was sponsored down to the smallest bolt.


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