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A-26 Invader Crashes on Take-Off 1993

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It was cloudy & windy at the 1993 Kankakee Air Festival. The A-26 Invader had been in the static display area earlier in the day. As "My Mary Lou" started her take off roll, the right engine failed, and the A-26 crashed. The crew walked away. "My Mary Lou" was heavily damaged.

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  • NO ONE DIED. The pilots were fine.

  • This A-26 was owned by The Collins Foundation. They said the airframe was too damaged. They removed usable parts were removed & sent to FL. Most of the airframe was scrapped. Part of the fuselage is a keepsake for someone in Kankakee. Collins acquired another A-26 airframe & have all the parts to restore the aircraft. The problem: cost to restore is over one million & the value of a flying A-26 is less than $300,000. Bottom line, it isn't going to happen.

  • The pilots were fine, they walked away.

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  • Someone are using "walked away" how a minor problem. Sorry, a death is great problem and you yet worry about the rest of the plane? I can not understand. Throw this things out in the trash and remember the will and the parents of the pilots. Just a little of humanity, please!!!

  • @lghollyonTwitter1 Sure, the pilots were fine and jolly after destroying a vintage plane by student pilot error. So fine, so fine.

  • @ROCKSTARCRANE You don't ever "pull power" past the decision point, is it "V1?"

  • Classic twin mistake. They had plenty of room to stop. shoulda pulled power on both plants instead of trying to get off on one.

  • Thank God the crew walked away. The plane didn't look like it was totaled. Were they able to restore it? I believe that you can count the amount of flyable A-26s on one hand.

  • dr jones...its a crash!

  • Did the pilots die or what? Cheers

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