SuzukiSavage.com /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1316304086 Message started by WD on 09/17/11 at 17:01:26

Title: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by WD on 09/17/11 at 17:01:26 This morning I got a call from my mother that a very close friend ( I've known his kids almost as long as he has type of close) was on life support. Until his sons can fly down from Seattle to say goodbye. Jim is brain dead. At least he got to see his first grandchild this spring. I love WW2 fighters as much as the next guy but it might be time to start retiring some airframes. If you believe in it, send some prayers his family's way. His father and his wife's mother both died last year. My parents are the kids' surrogate grandparents.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/17/11 at 17:42:18 Very sorry to hear this,, Its just such a shame.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by Midnightrider on 09/17/11 at 18:28:42 My condolences go out to you and your friends family.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by prechermike on 09/17/11 at 18:35:28 Sorry about that.  Prayers spoken.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by verslagen1 on 09/17/11 at 19:30:39 what a tragedy, my heart and prayers to all... http://www.news-press.com/article/20110917/NEWS01/110917004/0/NEWS0101/Reno-Air-Race-crash-Nine-killed-probe-focuses-wayward-part?odyssey=nav|head

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by WebsterMark on 09/17/11 at 19:38:27 Rev 21:4

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by kimchris1 on 09/18/11 at 00:29:37 XOXOXO to you and your friends family, WD.. This accident was very tragic to all involved.. Again my condolances to you and the family.. Hugs.. kim

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by PerrydaSavage on 09/18/11 at 00:44:43 Please accept my deepest sympathies WD my friend. Have seen the video of that horrible crash online ... terrible. Like you, I love WW2 era aircraft as well ... and agree, that maybe it's time to retire some from the show circuit ...

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by skatnbnc on 09/18/11 at 08:43:41 Condolences to you and the family WD. I saw the pics from that crash and thought the same as some others who have posted - even newer planes have structure fatigue that causes failures. The crews and pilot go over everything every time they fly, but so much can be missed when it comes to worn parts. In this case it took the lives of more than just the pilot.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by photojoe on 09/18/11 at 14:16:54 My condolences. Thoughts are with you from the Northeast.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by PiaFea on 09/18/11 at 19:12:20 My prayers and condolences to the family and the victims of the Nevada Air Race Show. (I do like WW planes show. But aging machine is alway a problem...)

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by Arizuno on 09/18/11 at 20:05:30 In humility I add my prayers. Know that this is a change, not an ending.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by Sunchasers on 09/19/11 at 00:03:28 My thoughts and prayers are with all of you in this tragic time.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by babyhog on 09/19/11 at 10:22:07 Count me in on the prayers too.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by arteacher on 09/19/11 at 10:31:07 My condolences as well. "I love WW2 fighters as much as the next guy but it might be time to start retiring some airframes." I read an article years back that when they retired some of the the F86's they cut the wing spars so they could not be flown again. Some managed to find there way into private hands and crashed. Big stink about the unscrupulous resellers. The local airshow banned WWII fighters from the flight portion of the show for liability reasons.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by WD on 09/19/11 at 17:11:55 Jim died at 11:25PM Seattle time Sunday night. Seattle news has been sending crews to the town of Graham, where he was from. His friend Larry was sitting next to him, has a traumatic amputation of one hand, a near amputation of the other, both legs (and pelvis) broken and significant head injuries. Larry is also from the Graham area, runs a company that makes race plane carbs and fuel injectors. They had seats in the front row of the box where the plane impacted. Both wives were at the hotel when the crash happened.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/20/11 at 22:40:43 The count climbs to 11.. Ive seen some pics, how so few were killed is hard to imagine, sad that any were injured, much less died, but the pics made me think 20+ should have died immediately.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by John_D FSO on 09/21/11 at 03:44:11 My condolences to the family and friends.

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by LostArtist on 09/21/11 at 08:14:05 condolences and prayers

Title: Re: Reno Air Race crash killed a friend... Post by built2last66 on 09/21/11 at 12:25:39 Condolences.

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