A P-36 hit it during an airshow in Dallas yesterday. Was it "Sentimental Journey"? Both aircraft were destroyed, with 6 lives lost.
Not a P36. A P63 King Cobra. The design was heavily influenced by Soviet engineers and test pilots brought to Bell. There were only 5 airworthy P63s left in the world, and the one that crashed was the only P63F variant left in the world. Only a few Fs were built.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_KingcobraI’ve never seen an aircraft come apart quite like that B17 did.
Best,
Ted
