Red Arrow crashes near Bournemouth

Pigeon_Killer · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:39

Mail reporting he died

bodybag · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:44

Sad news.....

I only watched them 3 weeks back at blackpool, 1 aircraft was grounded due to technical problems....

gutted

philip2009 · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:44

Until now 1971 was the last time the Arrows had a fatality ...

sigma · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:49

Kristoph · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:50

philip2009 said:
Until now 1971 was the last time the Arrows had a fatality ...

78 I think -

Friday 3rd March 1978, W/C Dennis Hazell and F/Lt Stephen Noble of the Red Arrows were killed when the aircraft in which they were flying never recovered from the `roll back' they were practising with the rest of the team.

Django x2 · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:50

Reports saying the pilot stayed with the arrow to ensure it didn't hit any populated areas. Not sure what populated area people are taling about nr Throop but still. If that's what he chose to do to ensure the plane wasn't a threat to other people, then, hero tbh.

qqg3 · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:52

Sad news

Swifty123 · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:52

Terrible news...

wonder if there was any footage of the plane going down at all?

Vulcan · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:53

Lucero said:
Reports saying the pilot stayed with the arrow to ensure it didn't hit any populated areas. Not sure what populated area people are taling about nr Throop but still. If that's what he chose to do to ensure the plane wasn't a threat to other people, then, hero tbh.

Seems a bit early to be reporting that. It's nothing more than opinion it seems.

Jokester · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:55

Eye witnesses said they were within 100m or so of the crash site, so maybe he was trying to avoid them.

MrMoonX · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:06

nothing on bbc or sky about the pilot yet

Robbo · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:07

What a hero, so sad.

MrMoonX · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:11

Pigeon_Killer said:
Mail reporting he died

no one else is :confused:

Robbo · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:13

The Mail will look incredibly stupid if it turns out they are wrong, they must be pretty sure.

Pigeon_Killer · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:14

MOD confirmed he's dead according to the Bournemouth Air Festival twitter account.

Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging

Robbo · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:15

This guy - http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/behindthescenes/red4.cfm

RIP.

Stolly · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:18

He's dead.

DefenceHQ Ministry of Defence

It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging of the RAF Aerobatics Team (The Red Arrows).

Pigeon_Killer · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:19

PermaBanned · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:20

RIP - must have been one hell of a pilot and a hell of a man to make that decision

Stolly · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:20

DefenceHQ Ministry of Defence

Flt Lt Egging was killed when his Hawk T1 aircraft – Red 4 – crashed around 1km South East of Bournemouth Airport at 1350 on Sat 20 Aug 2011