P51 Mustang and A-1 Skyraider midair collision at Duxford

The Mustang's tailplane clips the wing of the Skyraider. While the Skyraider's pilot manages to land safely, despite a clipped wingtip, the P51's pilot has to bail out, without sustaining any serious injuries.
Shepppardsays...

I just died a little on the inside.

@GeeSussFreeK

Why did they collide though? Was it pilot error, or was it faulty equipment.

If it's faulty equipment it could result in the same thing happening in other Airshows involving either Skyraiders or P-51 Mustangs. Personally, I'd prefer this not happen at the airshow I'm going to in two weeks, and would rather an investigation be conducted to ensure that I don't have a P-51 crash land in the crowd.

siftbotsays...

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