P-51 Mustang crash photos

PointNiner covered the crash of this rare RAAF Mustang back in April when it happened but I had not seen these pictures until today. As a recap, this P-51 made a gear up landing at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia after the pilot declared an emergency following a gear extension failure. The pilot, who was a 70 year old former Ansett captain, did an excellent job bringing her in for a smooth belly landing. The County Fire Authority also did a superb job responding to and handling this event. I haven't heard what the status of aircraft is, but I'd like to think she'll be slipping gracefully through the skies again sometime soon.

Click here to review the video of this crash landing.






Photos courtesy of CFA Public Affairs

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Video: P-51 Mustang crashes in textbook accident

This is by far the best step-by-step video of an aircraft accident that I've seen in a long time. After a landing gear failure at the RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia, this WWII Mustang brings it in with the CFA firefighters ready to roll. Very well produced, with excellent footage and analysis.

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Cessna Citation Mustang First Biz Jet to Get SVT

Cessna announced today that its Citation Mustang will be receiving the Garmin G1000 based Synthetic Vision Technology. This will make the Mustang the first business jet to be equipped to handle the new cool tech.

In other news, so long as you have flown a successful flight on Flight Simulator X, Cessna wants you to be a test pilot.

Click here for more information on the Synthetic Vision Technology.

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