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Major Plane Crash at Reno Air Races Many dead [NTSB Update: 11 Dead; Over 50 Injured]]
16 Sep 2011 | vanity

Posted on 09/16/2011 5:15:07 PM PDT by PilotDave

A P-51 crashed into a vip area at the reno air races about 25. Initial reports indicate many deaths.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: aviation; reno; renoairraces
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To: tomkat
Latest:

1) The pilot was 80-year-old Jimmy Leeward.

2) Crashed near grandstand.

3) 12 confirmed dead, 75 or more with critical injuries.

4) One witness Tweeted that "a man was cut in half".

81 posted on 09/16/2011 6:16:53 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: PilotDave
Galloping Ghost
82 posted on 09/16/2011 6:19:00 PM PDT by DFG (Proud Barbarian)
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To: CedarDave
Likely pulled because no link was included and its listed as a vanity

That doesn't matter and it's not what FR is all about. We have always had the luxury of instant notification of news by freepers all around the world who report on what they see.

Even the posting guidelines for breaking news says it is for news that would warrant a break-in on network or cable news stations.

This really pisses me off that the mods have become overlords to our news forum. If I had just dropped by FR tonight, I could conceivably not even see this story because it is not in Breaking, as it should be.

83 posted on 09/16/2011 6:19:59 PM PDT by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Prayer, Lord....


84 posted on 09/16/2011 6:20:18 PM PDT by txhurl (Did you want to talk or fish?)
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To: Semper911

...and oh now I see a separate thread in Breaking. We didn’t need a separate thread — we have a thread!


85 posted on 09/16/2011 6:22:21 PM PDT by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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To: PilotDave
Jimmy Leeward
86 posted on 09/16/2011 6:22:58 PM PDT by DFG (Proud Barbarian)
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To: Semper911

There are about 8 threads


87 posted on 09/16/2011 6:23:03 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Candor7

My thoughts as well. Blackout, heart attack, or control system failure of some kind.


88 posted on 09/16/2011 6:24:04 PM PDT by sjmjax (Politicans are like bananas - they start out green, turn yellow, then rot.)
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To: Semper911

There’s a new thread in Breaking news about this crash with a CBS link.


89 posted on 09/16/2011 6:24:09 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Semper911; Sidebar Moderator

Fourth thread the charm; in Breaking News ...for now ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2779654/posts

Shouldn’t have to be this way.


90 posted on 09/16/2011 6:24:32 PM PDT by CedarDave (Hurricane Irene -- cleanup will give the economy the stimulus Obama wants (US taxpayers pay))
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To: PilotDave

Thank you.


91 posted on 09/16/2011 6:24:39 PM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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To: driftdiver

Now 13 dead.

-KTLA News


92 posted on 09/16/2011 6:25:04 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: Liberty Valance

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2779654/posts


93 posted on 09/16/2011 6:25:04 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: CedarDave; All

Now back in Breaking News.

FWIW.


94 posted on 09/16/2011 6:27:16 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

No fire though, that is probably a good thing.


95 posted on 09/16/2011 6:27:57 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Liberty Valance
with a CBS link.

Because it's not news on FR until there is a link to CBS?

How FR has strayed from what it once was.

96 posted on 09/16/2011 6:28:15 PM PDT by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Now back in Breaking News. FWIW.

Unlikely to stay there -- someone spammed all the news topics. Not a smart move -- Mod's know who adds topics and keywords -- at the least they will be warned if not suspended without a warning.

97 posted on 09/16/2011 6:29:45 PM PDT by CedarDave (Hurricane Irene -- cleanup will give the economy the stimulus Obama wants (US taxpayers pay))
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Jimmy was 80?

That tends to lend credence to my speculation (shared by several others btw) of a blackout caused by G-forces in the turn.

Those Mustangs were designed to be flown by 19 - 25 year old Warriors in top physical condition. Even at 63 I know my vascular system ain’t what it used to be, and it takes some stamina to execute that “pushing” maneuver used to resist the evacuation of blood from the brain in a turn or pull-up.

Unless he was in exceptional condition (and some 80-year olds are), I frankly have to wonder if it was prudent for him to be riding a bull, climbing the Matterhorn, white water rafting down the Colorado River or racing a souped up P-51.

The term “Pushing the envelope” comes to mind.

Obviously, that proverbial envelope got pushed a little too hard this time. And obviously, that is a lot more obvious to us Monday Morning Quarterbacks in remote retrospect.

Don’t be surprised, however, if the FAA has something to say about age or physical stamina limits in future air races.


98 posted on 09/16/2011 6:31:26 PM PDT by George Varnum (Liberty, like our Forefather's Flintlock Musket, must be kept clean, oiled, and READY!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Pilot confirmed dead.

-KTLA News, Los Angeles


99 posted on 09/16/2011 6:32:34 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: Beaten Valve

Just sad.


100 posted on 09/16/2011 6:34:03 PM PDT by jennychase
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