Guess there is a P-51, B-29, and B-24 in town this weekend in Charlotte for the holiday. I was at work yesterday and saw the B-24 take off. It came back around for a pass down the runway then trundled off to the east after extending the landing gear. I guess they were going out to work on getting it cranked down. Nice job even though the nosewheel collapsed. Damage looks minimal..
I saw a B-24 fly over my location just a week or so ago. Could have been the one based near Dallas, it's webpage said it was at Washington DC for an airshow just a day or two later, and it was headed that direction. A spectacular sight and sound.
Yes..I believe the planes are on loan from the country of Texas.. The pilots probably ate too much Carolina BBQ and caused the nosewheel to collapse. One too many hushpuppies..
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That's not one of the Cavanaugh's, I don't believe. The biggest thing they have is a C-47.
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The aircraft was involved in a nose-gear collapse upon landing at Charlotte-Douglas Airport in North Carolina on 26 May, 2012. Damage was minimal and none of the 16 aboard were injured
The landing gear on the B-24 bomber known as “The Diamond Lil” – one of only two such bombers still airworthy – malfunctioned during flight, causing the aircraft to skid down the runway as it landed, officials said. None of the 16 people on board was injured
The pilots probably ate too much Carolina BBQ and caused the nosewheel to collapse. One too many hushpuppies..
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