Re: DH.89 Dragon Rapide (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation)

2015/03/23 15:43

I was sitting about 20 yards away when this happened. It was at
Duxford's Flying Legends airshow in 2012, and the aircraft involved,
G-AIYR, was conducting pleasure flights. As you can imagine, the
passengers vacated the aircraft PDQ. Here's the AAIB report:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/january_2013/dh89a_rapide_dragon__g_aiyr.cfm

The same aircraft suffered a similar incident in 2005, again at
Duxford's Flying Legends airshow...and again I was a short distance away.

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/december_2005/dh89a_dragon_rapide__g_aiyr.cfm

In both instances, the wing was soon repaired but Classic Wings, the
aircraft's owners, have now asked me not to attend their airshows. :D

Regards
Paul
Cambridge U.K.

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