Red Arrow crashes near Bournemouth

Cosimo · 20 Aug 2011 at 15:29

StonedPenguin said:
Pilot dragged from river by dog walkers, according to Richard Medley on Twitter

Fingers crossed.

Zefan · 20 Aug 2011 at 15:36

Mad_Jay said:
You have no idea how much a pain my job is about to become.

I was specifically thinking of yourself

joxang · 20 Aug 2011 at 15:41

:O What does Mad_Jay do?

TaKeN · 20 Aug 2011 at 15:46

joxang said:
:O What does Mad_Jay do?

He's involved with the Red Arrows team in some form. Can't remember which

Nutella33 · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:02

Mad_Jay said:
You have no idea how much a pain my job is about to become.

will be hard to polish a wreck

Guerrilla · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:17

Hope it's true that the pilot got out and is ok.

MOOGLEYS · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:24

Not good..

NeoReloaded · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:31

Just so you guys know the airport is around 3/4 miles away from the beach front where the show is actually happening and the airport is surrounded by farmers fields and woods so if the pilot is ok every one else should be too

orderoftheflame · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:32

TaKeN · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:35

Footage on the BBC news site of the plan going below the horizon..

benneh · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:39

joxang said:
:O What does Mad_Jay do?

PermaBanned · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:03

There's a well known saying in aviation circles - "A good landing is one you can walk away from."

Scuzi · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:05

PermaBanned said:
There's a well known saying in aviation circles - "A good landing is one you can walk away from."

...and a serviceable aeroplane is a bonus.

MOOGLEYS · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:08

PermaBanned said:
There's a well known saying in aviation circles - "A good landing is one you can walk away from."

There is a well known saying in Aviation engineering - "A good landing is one where we don't have to spend all night fixing the damn thing"...

PermaBanned · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:10

"A great landing is one after which they can use the plane again."

Jokester · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:15

Doesn't look like the pilot ejected

Art · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:25

Jokester said:
Doesn't look like the pilot ejected

The BBC news report said the aircraft came to a stop in a river, and the Guardian article said two witnesses jumped into the river to look for the pilot. It doesn't look like people nearby saw him eject. :-/

sbi5ar · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:30

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...-show-pilot-severely-injured-115875-23358997/

The mirror reports pilot severely injured but in the article there is no mention of the pilot.... :rolleyes:

Art · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:33

sbi5ar said:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...-show-pilot-severely-injured-115875-23358997/

The mirror reports pilot severely injured but in the article there is no mention of the pilot....

The Mirror article said:
He said two members of the public jumped into a nearby river to search for the pilot, who had ejected moments before the crash.

EdGey · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:35

Hope he's alright.

Wonder what could have been the cause.