P-51 hard landing at Le Touquet airport

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P-51 hard landing at Le Touquet airport

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En route for Melun-Villaroche Air Legends airshow, the P-51 Mustang G-SHWN suffered a hard landing at Le Touquet airport.

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According to the story, she will stay a few days at Le Touquet.
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According to images seen on Facebook of the damage to the starboard trailing wingtip it will be more than a few days I think! :sad:
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Do two wheels and a wingtip count as a three-point landing...? :whistle:
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Stagger2 wrote:According to images seen on Facebook of the damage to the starboard trailing wingtip it will be more than a few days I think! :sad:


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Southendnick wrote:Got a link

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Same Mustang again, do we know if it was the same pilot as at Dunsfold?
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LN Strike Eagle wrote:
Southendnick wrote:Got a link

https://www.facebook.com/OlivierCaenenPhotographie/photos/ms.c.eJxFj8ENwDAIAzeqsDEk7L9Y1dDS78k~_DEVnyLlWEhkXX2AN1gdAiXsHG6QHJK6CD2ADTsVgFUG8CdlJ7PwTOlf252DGcVQ9gGDAFcIKTAUttR~;0sHFUwUrps9TsSFMDvAGmsrsyv1g~;l34DlwA5wQ~-~-.bps.a.320549211366031/2423263514427913/?type=3&theater

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Thanks, control surface an be quickly replaced and the wingtip can be replaced once its removed, however only if the spares are available and the balancing is carried out
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