P-38 Crash at Duxford Long Version

my speciulation is that he let it go. the people saying he hesitated doing the second roll are completly ludicrus on saying that it was a fluid movement from one roll to the next. to me it looks as if he didnt properly cross control the aircraft. if it was done correctly the aircraft wouldnt have lost almost any altitude.if there was down elevator added in to the inverted section of the roll it mite have saved him if the rate of roll was slower. the roll rate caused a terrific loss of altitude and the inertia of traveling at a hi rate of speed caused him to go in. if u think this is a probable cause let me know

geez.. RIP :(

Maybe worth having a look at the AAIB report (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/dft_avsafety_pdf_501731.pdf), if you're interested in what happened. It's not clear, in the end, but the AAIB speculates that the kneeboard on the pilot's flying suit, or the multitool he kept in his pocket, may have become jammed in the flight controls. He may have made a (poor) decision to add a second roll, having completed the first one well to the right of most of the crowd. Both rolls were performed below the minimum alititude for aerobatics for the display (500ft), however. This would have been clear to the pilot before starting the first roll.

Ok, guys (sorry my poor english) I´m not rated this video for obvious razons, but I think ..... I consider the pressure of the good show, but bad decision of the pilot for the second roll, very low to release ...... with this plane, I know ... he its a excellent and experimented pilot (my respect for him, and my condolences for your family), but EVER, the security its FIRST. In the second roll, the plane it slice to left side of roll, ocacionating decrese level of flight and bad sustentation, and hit to the ground.

Yes it Looks like he hesitated doing that last roll, but decided to as most would with split second decision-making, under pressure to do a good show.

I dont think it was a bad perception of the pilot.
its an ex raf pilot with alot of expirience. So I dont think its likely he was under pressure to do a good show.
The old fighter planes of WW2 are not so relaiable as the planes today. And even those sometimes crash becous of technical isseus
So I think it was something in the plane that caused it.

Bad perception by the pilot... Looks like he hesitated doing that last roll, but decided to as most would with split second decision-making, under pressure to do a good show.