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By: - 4th May 2020 at 09:45 Permalink
The link seems to have altered https://www.wbko.com/video?vid=570153621 if it moves again look at the stories linked on the page it opens to.
The aircraft looks a mess , is it rebuildable?
By: - 4th May 2020 at 10:41 Permalink
That's sad. An original example too :(
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By: - 4th May 2020 at 16:05 Permalink
Always glad to hear that no one was seriously hurt.
My heart goes out to all that spent counless hours of labour and skilled craftsmanship, only to have their efforst smashed to bits.
Hopefully they have the wherewithall to dust off and start over.
By: - 5th May 2020 at 22:28 Permalink
I'm not sure it constitutes "smashed to bits", but it's a shame after all that work.
Yes, it can be rebuilt. Anything can, especially low-tech aircraft such as that.
Nothing...except possibly the engine...is made of "unobtainium". (I was a volunteer on the airworthy rebuild of a similar tech aircraft....so I think I can safely give an opinion).
And being a WWI ship, it's likely all the major bits were new anyway.
Glad everyone is safe, that's the main thing.
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By: Newforest - 4th May 2020 at 07:37 - Edited 4th May 2020 at 07:44
https://www.wbko.com/video?vid=570153621https://
Pilot not injured and photos of crash.