willie-pete Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Mechanical issue forces pilot to land close to shore at Cocoa Beach Air Show, organizers say Crews rescued a pilot who landed their plane close to shore at the Cocoa Beach Air Show Saturday after a “mechanical issue,” according to event organizers. www.clickorlando.com " Crews rescued a pilot who landed their plane close to shore at the Cocoa Beach Air Show after a “mechanical issue,” according to event organizers.The pilot was in a TBM Avenger Saturday performing in the warbird parade when the issue happened, according to a Facebook post from the event. Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said the incident happened around 1:20 p.m. " 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rellik Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 If God had wanted us to fly, then why did he take away our wings? -Howard the Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) The TBM was from the Valiant Air Command collection at TiCo Airport ( where my father flew out of ) in Titusville. It was restored after 20,000 man hours of work and just took to the air in 2020. It was the largest single engine plane flown during WW II. https://www.valiantaircommand.com/At 2:45 minutes below; Edited April 18, 2021 by willie-pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Amazing no one was hurt. Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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