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Re: questions about a damaged Merlin engine trailing white smoke
A broken line in the engine compartment could blind the pilot. A KYANG TF-51 had a line break on takeoff at summer encampment in ?1953?, blinding the pilot and having lost engine power, he had little option but to crash-land straight ahead with no visual reference, destroying the aircraft and badly injuring the pilot. He did survive and later became CO of the ANG unit.
Best Regards,
ArtieBob
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