14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Galveston, TX Aircraft: Vickers Spitfire, registration: N308WK Injuries: 1 Uninjured. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On April 26, 2008, about 1430 central daylight time, a 1944 Vickers Spitfire airplane, N308WK, collided with a 1941 Canadian Car and Foundry Hurricane airplane, N96RW after landing and while both aircraft were on the runway at the Scholes International Airport, (GLS), Galveston, Texas. Both airplanes were substantially damaged, and neither pilot was injured by the collision. The Spitfire was owned and operated by a private individual and the Hurricane was operated by the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame museum, Galveston, Texas. Both aircraft had participated in an aerial demonstration for the museum's airshow, and were to use a staggered landing, where landing aircraft would use the left and right sides of the runway during landing. The pilot of the Hurricane stated that the right brake failed, causing the airplane to turn to the left. Before the pilot of the Hurricane could get the airplane back on the right half of the runway, the Spitfire impacted the rear of the Hurricane. At 1352, the automated weather observing system at Scholes International Airport (GLS), reported wind variable at 4 knots, 10 miles visibility, a clear sky, temperature 79-degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 57-degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.99 inches of Mercury.
two scenarios: hitted 2 x MG/151 in [Rgear] [Rgear] brake failed ---or--- axe from TGR flies red and, in confusion, he tries to vulch Hurricane. IRL there is no killshooter, so axe hitted 1 x 7mm in [Rgear], [Rgear] brake failed. ---- It's too bad that Spitfire is downed. I saw WK here at KSWO the other day. She was pretty, but usually any aircraft that has contact with a Hurricane becomes ugly.
