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Other Red Arrows Crash

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  1. samkiller42

    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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    Just heard that a Red Arrows aircraft has crashed while finishing a display at Bournemouth airport.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14602900

    I really hope the pilot is ok, and that the Red Arrows continue to display.

    Sam
     
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  2. Cookie Monster

    Cookie Monster Multimodder

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    Snap, I hope he's ok. I think the flight of the Vulcan at the same show was cancelled due to a fuel leak.
     
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  3. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    I hope the pilot's ok, the Red Arrows are a fantastic spectacle - a real treat over the summer months as they do displays across the country.

    Fingers crossed!
     
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  4. samkiller42

    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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    Yes cookie, Vulcan has been grounded for 2 weeks due to a fuel leak, so both Shoreham and Bournemouth displays cancelled.

    Sam
     
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  5. SuicideNeil

    SuicideNeil What's a Dremel?

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    Pilot ( has ) died it would appear, extremely sad- they were due to perform at the Dartmouth Royal Regatta in a week or so, doubt that's happening now.

    RIP Red 4, Flt Lt Jon Egging
     
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  6. EvilMerc

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    Amen to that. :(
     
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  7. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Crap.

    RIP Red 4.
     
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  8. mars-bar-man

    mars-bar-man Side bewb.

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    Very sad indeed :( RIP.
     
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  9. Pete J

    Pete J Employed scum

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    Did this happen after a display or during?

    Very sad, the people who fly in the Red Arrows are amongst the best humanity has to offer.

    RIP.
     
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  10. mars-bar-man

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    Apparently it was on the return to the airfield a few minutes after the show.
     
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  11. SolidShot

    SolidShot Minimodder

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    it left the display much lower than it should be if you watch the footage. Very tragic. RIP red 4.
     
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  12. Mr Happy

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    Died living his dream,

    sympathies to his family and friends
     
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  13. erratum1

    erratum1 What's a Dremel?

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    Very sad indeed, I have enormous respect for these pilots.

    They come from flying combat missions and only the best get picked for the red arrows.

    R.I.P.
     
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  14. samkiller42

    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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    A bit of both, The main display had finished, but they do a 1 off for those who maybe standing around the Airport.

    Very sad news indeed.

    Sam
     
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    samkiller42 For i AM Cheesecake!!

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  16. Guest-56605

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    A former Harrier jock...

    RIP Red 4

    One of the best

    :(
     
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  17. mvagusta

    mvagusta Did a skid that went for two weeks.

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    Flt Lt Jon Egging was only 33, and still in his prime, very unfair.

    RIP
     
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  18. penryn 2 hertz

    penryn 2 hertz I'm not a science fiction writer...

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    To think i saw him 3 month's ago @ raf cosford air show REST IN PEACE r4...
     
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  19. Nexxo

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    Unfortunate, but not unfair. He did die doing what he wanted to do and knowing the substantial risks involved.
     
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  20. tomcott

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    A great shame, one of the best, RIP
     
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