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Originally Posted by Al Schlageter
You had better take a better look.  The elevator cables run just above the longeron that runs the length of the fuselage and angle up from just behind the canopy towards the top of the fuselage just in front of the tail wheel. The rudder cables run just above the longeron and angle up slightly further aft and go to a mid point on the aft bulkhead. |
The truth will out in the future BUT i guess the P51 pilot would have more idea than any of us looking at a photo.
Even if a cable hadn't snapped it may be crushed out of shape or caught up on a damaged bit of internal metalwork,not only that the integrity of the structure maybe compromised and threatening to disintegrate.
I know something,he did the right thing,he is sleeping at home and not 6 feet under.