[ARC5] Commem. Air Force B-17, P-63 Mid-air Collision, All lives and Aircraft Lost.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 12 Nov 2022 at 23:24, Mark K3MSB wrote:

> Respectfully Dave,  I understand your anger,   but you are out of line with that 
> comment.  You are denigrating the P-63 pilot with no working facts.
> 
> We have no idea what happened.  As most air show acts are well choreographed ahead 
> of time I very much doubt it was a case of I'll do with my airplane as I want.
> 
> Part of an act gone bad?  Mechanical issue?  Medical event?  Showing off?  We just 
> dont know yet.
> 
> One of the lessons I've learned over years of flying light aircraft is that I will give another 
> pilot the benefit of the doubt until evidence shows the contrary. 
> 
> Mark K3MSB 

I am betting that the P-63 pilot had some sort of medical event. From what little I could see, 
he flew straight into the B-17, cutting it in two a little way after the wing. It didn't appear to me 
as though he even tried to miss. I'll bet that if it is possible to do an autopsy on his remains, it 
will be found he was either dead or unconcious betore he hit the B-17.

Even so, this makes me literally sick.

In addition to the 5 or even 6 dead pilots, from what little I have learned so far, the P-63 was 
the last remaining flyable example. 

Now there are none.

Prayers for the dead and their families.

Ken