The “question of the century,” one expert said, is whether the pilot of the P-63 was able to see the B-17 as he angled into his turn.
released its preliminary report
fighter banked into a single-file bomber formation, colliding with a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and sending both aircraft plummeting to the ground. Six people — the lone pilot in the P-63 and five people in the B-17 — were killed. Nobody on the ground was injured. The “question of the century,” Levy said, is whether the pilot of the P-63 was able to see the B-17 as he angled into his turn.in 2020 shows a tour of the same P-63 involved in last month’s collision. The video shows a Commemorative Air Force pilot giving a tour of the plane before eventually sitting in the pilot’s seat.
But the architecture of the framework around the cockpit is “concerning,” Levy said. “That could be a factor, with all that metal,” Levy said. “It really could.”According to the preliminary report, the P-63 was one of three planes taking part in a fighter formation, while the B-17 was one of five bombers. The air boss, who coordinates the show, ordered both formations to fly southwest of the airport’s runway before returning toward the display area where spectators were watching.
John Cudahy, the president and CEO of the International Council of Air Shows, a trade group that sets standards for the performances, said Thursday “each show works under direction and circumstances that are unique to that show.”
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