[Ron C.]

It appears that earlier estimates of 12 dead may have been more accurate than thought.

[Ron C.]

At that link can be found video that shows a single photograph of the tail section of the plane. The photo plainly shows part of the left elevator detached from, but not completely separated from the plane.

I could not capture that frame for display here.

[ColdOne]

I is terrible to see so many deaths at this race. I am a avid plane lover. WWII birds the best.

[mowowie]

This was a horrible accident.
The Pilot from what i have read was and expert aviator.
From what i have read from experts the pilot actually performed a manuver during the crash to save the grandstand and hundreds of lives.
RIP

It seems lately that there have been a lot of mishaps at these air shows in recent times.
Very dangerous stunts involved.
I’m thinking i’ll just watch this crazy stuff on tv on my couch and just hope a camera lens doesn’t come crashing through my roof.

[ColdOne]

I will add a good friend of my hubby’s died at that race years ago.

[the invisib1e hand]

Probe Focuses on Wayward Part

I should hope so.

[wolficatZ]

North American P-51 Mustang NX79111 “The Galloping Ghost”

http://www.airteamimages.com/aviation_news.php?id=29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60_W4tuTNI

[DesertRhino]

You know, one thing that we should all remember. This seems shocking and unbelievably violent. This was fun,,a sport more expensive than Polo.
But when our guys flew them in WWII, incidents like this happened every single day. We lost FAR more fliers in WWII to accidents than to enemy action.

And often,, people on the ground were killed too. We see the video of the fighters blazing away at each other over Europe. More times than can be counted, 109s, Thunderbolts, 190s, Mustangs, etc SLAMMED onto a city street,,wildly out of control. As we mourn this pilot and those nice people who just went out for a fun day, we should stop and remember, what we saw at the airshow was a small taste of the violent lives those planes lived. And what those men went through.
When you see the close up of the aftermath there in the box seats, with the severed limbs, and fragmented bodies,,,. See it as an inside look at a flight deck a minute after a Kamakaze hit.

We should chase the Glen Miller tunes out of our heads,
and remember the violent truth about those machines. And then,,, next September, play the music and go race them again.

[Kirkwood]

I noticed in the high resolution images prior to impact that the tail was not retracted and that you could not see the pilot’s head in the cockpit. The pilot’s head was easily seen in the images prior to the race.

[Niteflyr]

I remember reading a story about Bob "Hurricane" ("Buckwheat to his close friends) Hannah...ex motocross star turned Reno unlimited racer said he almost got killed when he "lost" the elevator trim tab on his P-51 "Voodoo"....

[Just mythoughts]

So sad. Prayers of healing, and comfort for those suffering.