alphacharlie130 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 2 images caught my interest on this site and I was curious about the story behind them. Img 4654 and 4654b show what appears to be a bad crash. What, when, where? I cannot seem to find much info. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) I don't have my "bible" handy (Lars Olausson's book), but I think that's after an airdrop gone bad at Ft. Bragg. My guess is those photos were taken a while after the crash & the airframe was being salvaged for parts. I'm sure Bob D. can shed some more light on it. Don R. Edited July 22, 2010 by DC10FE spelling, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 From Lars' book: Crashed dropping Sheridan tank at Ft Bragg. Load hung up, parachute deployed. I thought this was the one that came down too fast. I think this was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenmonster Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 From Lars' book: Crashed dropping Sheridan tank at Ft Bragg. Load hung up, parachute deployed. I thought this was the one that came down too fast. I think this was it. This video is of 0945 crashing doing a lapes at the Sicily DZ at Bragg. There was a dyess acft that crashed a couple of years later doing a heavy drop (I think it was a Sheridan also) Load hung up and a loadmaster jumped up on the tank with a machatte to cut the lines unsucessfully and he was killed on impact. The rest of the crew survived. Jerry "Fenmonster" Fenwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Davenport Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 From Lars' book: Crashed dropping Sheridan tank at Ft Bragg. Load hung up, parachute deployed. I thought this was the one that came down too fast. I think this was it. This was PILOT ERROR -- long story on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 4654 74-1681 was a Dyess crew Lapes, Sheridan tank hung load August 1989 4325 68-10945 was a Pope crew LAPES, Pilot error, July 1987 Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
154load Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I was in the crowd during the LAPES accident in 1987. I will never forget the sounds, smells and heat from that accident. I had never seen a LAPES drop before. I looked at my mother while he was going down the chute and said to her that this can't be right. It was that steep of an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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