Bamboo bomber lost.

[JDupre5762]

Yesterday May 7, 2004 a 1942 vintage Cessna T-50 popularly known as a bamboo
bomber was lost near Sharon, MA. The pilot was killed and the aircraft
destroyed. The pilot reported some kind of engine problem and was apparently
planning to ditch in a nearby reservoir but crashed on land. Pilot was from
New Hampshire and had only bought the aircraft just hours before. Pictures on
the TV news show a very small impact area with a concentrated pile of wreckage.

[Dale]

In article >,
(JDupre5762) wrote:

> Yesterday May 7, 2004 a 1942 vintage Cessna T-50 popularly known as a bamboo
> bomber was lost near Sharon, MA. The pilot was killed and the aircraft
> destroyed. The pilot reported some kind of engine problem and was apparently
> planning to ditch in a nearby reservoir but crashed on land. Pilot was from
> New Hampshire and had only bought the aircraft just hours before. Pictures
> on
> the TV news show a very small impact area with a concentrated pile of
> wreckage.
>

Any more info on this? Perhaps a link to the story? An friend from NH
has a Bamboo Bomber and I can't contact him. I haven't found anything
in the FAA database yet, Goggle isn't turning up anything.

Thanks.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

[JDupre5762]

>Any more info on this? Perhaps a link to the story? An friend from NH
>has a Bamboo Bomber and I can't contact him.

Will look into it further. Saw the report on television (Boston Channel 7) but
the local paper described the plane as a "seaplane" and had fewer details.

[JDupre5762]

> (JDupre5762) wrote:
>
>> Yesterday May 7, 2004 a 1942 vintage Cessna T-50 popularly known as a
>bamboo
>> bomber was lost near Sharon, MA. The pilot was killed and the
>aircraft
>> destroyed.

>Any more info on this? Perhaps a link to the story? An friend from NH
>has a Bamboo Bomber and I can't contact him.

The pilot is identified as Darren Banfield of Brookline, NH. The WHDH TV news
showed a file footage shot of a Cessna T-50 and used the nickname "Bamboo
Bomber" to describe the plane.

The only thing recognizable in the wreckage photos were the rounded wing tips
typical of many planes of that era. Supposedly Banfield had only bought the
aircraft a few hours before.

The AP story in a couple of local papers describe the aircraft as a "twin
pontoon seaplane".

I guess the truth will come out in the NTSB preliminary report.

Usually any plane crash is good for a 48 hour news cycle but the next day a
family of 5 was lost in a boating accident with only 2 survivors.

My condolences to Mr. Banfield and his family and friends.

[Dale]

In article >,
(JDupre5762) wrote:



> The pilot is identified as Darren Banfield of Brookline, NH. The WHDH TV news
> showed a file footage shot of a Cessna T-50 and used the nickname "Bamboo
> Bomber" to describe the plane.

Thank you. It wasn't my friend.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html