After a minor incident at an airshow on the morning of 20th June, passengers were led to safety after a 1930s aircraft was damaged and left tilted in the air. The WW2-era biplane, which was claimed to be carrying eight passengers and a pilot, was photographed almost vertical moments after its front end smashed into the ground.
WII Plane Nose Dives And Crashes Because Of ‘Strong Gust Of Wind’
By
Haider Ali in
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On 21st June 2022
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At Duxford Imperial War Museum near Cambridge, photographs show the WW2-era biplane vertical after the front slammed into the ground.
Firefighters arrived quickly, but no one was hurt, and the air display — which featured Red Arrows and Lancasters – went on as planned.
According to one witness, the plane — a de Havilland Dragon Rapide – nosedived or had a front-wheel failure while landing on Sunday.
When it happened, there was a ‘strong gust of wind,' according to Paul Hodson, who photographed the aftermath.
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‘I haven’t heard anything official but there was quite a strong sideway gust of wind at the time’, he said.
The de Havilland Dragon Rapide was a short-haul aircraft constructed in the 1930s that could transport six to eight passengers.
During World War II, it was drafted into service for training and communications missions.
In a tweet, IWM Duxford described the incident as "minor."
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They said, 'There have been no injuries, and the flying program for today's event will proceed as planned.”
The Summer Air Show at IWM Duxford took place on June 18 and 19.
