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by ghastmaster 1289 days ago
Nonsense. Utter nonsense. There are multiple video angles of this if you do the research. Dan Gryder has done some research and has come to a very logical conclusion. General aviation is his forte. Check out his analysis: https://youtu.be/prk0j8cveYY?t=1352

Basically, it appears that the organizer/commander instructed the p-63f to take the 500ft path (distance from the crowd) and the b-17g to move to 1000ft distance while they were at the same altitude. Disorganization from the getgo led to the crash. If you see a general aviation crash and want to know what happened, check out what Dan has to say first.
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EdwardDiego 1289 days ago
I'm withholding judgement until AdmiralCloudberg reads the NTSB report and then adds great diagrams.

Seriously though, it does feel like a classic fuck up where two planes intended to be at separate flight levels end up at the same level temporarily.

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_ea1k 1289 days ago
I hadn't heard that detail, but that's baffling. Why would they think crossing paths at the same altitude and without the other traffic in sight is a good idea?
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