Two Vintage Warbirds Crashed In Separate Incidents On Eve Of Oshkosh Air Show (Updated)

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We are sad to report that there have been two separate mishaps involving vintage
military aircraft, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport and a De Havilland DH112
Venom jet fighter, over the last 24 hours.

The Venom had taken off from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport in Wisconsin at
around 4pm on Friday when something went very wrong. It crashed into a farm
close to the airport perimeter. After initially impacting into a cornfield, the
jet careened into a barn and calving building, resulting in a large fire. Fire
and rescue personnel had to be called in from around the region to fight the
blaze.

The pilot died in the crash, along with livestock, and two farm workers were
injured, as well. Thankfully, nobody on the ground died. Around 50 animals were
in the buildings and some died on impact and others had to be put down due to
their injuries.

Our sources say the aircraft was registered as N747J and belonged to World
Heritage Air Museum located in Harper Woods, Michigan. You can see a photo of
the aircraft here.

https://flightaware.com/photos/view/...crafttype/VENM

The aircraft, along with many other warbirds, were taking part in a formation
workshop in preparation for EAA's yearly AirVenture air show at Oshkosh, which
is about 45 miles from Sheboygan. The aerial huge bash is slated to begin on
Monday with thousands of aircraft making the pilgrimage there over the weekend.
Warbirds like the Venom are one of the event's biggest draws.

In a separate incident that took place in Barnet, Texas, at around 9am on
Saturday, a C-47 loaded with passengers crashed on takeoff from Burnet Municipal
Airport. All 13 people survived the crash but seven were injured and one had
been badly burned. The aircraft was beginning its trip to Oshkosh when it veered
off the runway and into a grass field late during its takeoff sequence. You can
see the actual crash below:

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