Remains of VH-FWZ Stewart mini-P51 c/n P51D-TTK. First registered in Australia on the 1 September 2009. Another great aviator dies in his 80% scale, all metal and V8 powered P-51 Mustang that he built from stratch.  I have photos of his two other aircraft, a Spitfire and a FW190A. My sincere condolences to his family. The report is as follows:
<p>A PILOT is believed to have died instantly when his replica WWII aircraft crashed on take-off near Helidon.
</p><p>Terry Kronk, 52, a father of two, was an aviation and military buff who had built the crashed P-51 Mustang from scratch.
</p><p>"He was a very generous, warm hearted gentleman who loved life, loved his family and obviously had a passion for flying and our Anzac heritage. He will be greatly missed," family friend Mark Freeman said.
</p><p>Mr Kronk was the co-founder of the annual Emu Gully Land Air Spectacular, Australia's largest recreation of Anzac history.
</p><p>His wife and daughters, aged 18 and 16, had been informed of the crash.
</p><p>Police said they would prepare a report on the death to the coroner.
</p><p>Witnesses told of seeing the plane plunge into trees and explode after apparent engine failure on take-off near Helidon.
</p><p>"My husband was riding his horse on the arena. He saw it take off,<i> a nearby resident told The Courier-Mail.</i>
</p><p>"It was going off to the right a little bit then the motor just cut out and it started spluttering.
</p><p>"It sounded like the motor blew up then it just went down into the trees and there was a big explosion.
</p><p>"We rang triple zero straight away but it was a big explosion so I don't think whoever was flying it would have had any chance.<i></i>
</p><p>The plane was a P51 Mustang replica and had crashed near the Emu Gully airstrip near Helidon, only about 20m to 30m from Whylaway Boarding Kennels.
</p><p>A man aged in his 30s suffered minor burns to his legs and smoke inhalation trying to assist the pilot.
</p><p>The crash sparked a large grass fire which was brought under control by 11am.
</p><p>David Murray, AAP
From: The Courier-Mail
November 03, 2012 5:25PM 
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