Chopping down the Xmas Street...

At the grand opening of the Miami Hollywood Drag Strip, circa 1965, before the races started they had a big air show. One of the star aerobatic performers, landed his plane and while taxiing back in front of the grandstands, waving at the crowd from his open cockpit, he taxied right into the brand new Chrondek concrete Christmas tree. The plane's propeller destroyed the tree, went full throttle while slinging one of its blades towards the crowd. (no one hit) By the time the pilot could shut it down, the plane literally shook itself to pieces. You could of heard a pin drop, from the disbelief of what we just seen happen. The pilot climbed out of the plane; looked at the damage; turned toward the crowd and bowed. There maybe some members on here that might have been there that day.
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