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vinnyboy33
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Red arrows crash « Posted: 20 August 2011 at 03:14 PM »
Hi guys a red arrow has crashed at bournemouth air festival. Not known what happened but it was coming in to land when it happened its on bbc news and sky news now. Still not known about the pilot i hope he is ok. Just though i would post it here as they were recently in lowestoft. Sad news.
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #1 Posted: 20 August 2011 at 03:17 PM »
A Red Arrow aeroplane has crashed in Dorset following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival.  The fire service confirmed they were called to an air crash at 13:50 BST near Bournemouth International Airport.  A BBC producer at the scene said he saw only eight of the nine Red Arrows RAF display team's aircraft land on the runway at the annual event.  They had earlier taken part in a display over the seafront. No details are known about possible casualties.

BBC South Today producer Martin Webster said the plane was thought to have crashed in an open area at Throop village, near the Castlepoint shopping centre.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14602900 
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #2 Posted: 20 August 2011 at 03:25 PM »
Sky News has a similar report at  http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16053735
 
A message posted at the bottom of that page by a reader is: “Just heard on our Local Radio Station that the Air Pilot was dragged from a river by a dog walker who saw it happened,looks like he had ejected  THANKFULLY!! GOOD NEWS”
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #3 Posted: 20 August 2011 at 04:10 PM »
Its been said it was Red 4 and  he was pulled from the water.Lets hope all ends well.My thoughts are with his family ,who will be frantic till they know all details for certain.
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #4 Posted: 20 August 2011 at 07:46 PM »
Red Arrows pilot killed in crash

Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, is believed to have tried to eject only after guiding the RAF jet towards a field as it apparently suffered a failure following an aerobatic display.

But he was killed when the jet plunged into a field near the river Stour, just outside Bournemouth.

Flt Lt Egging, who lived in Rutland, Lincs, with his wife Emma, was the first Red Arrows pilot to die in a crash for 33 years.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8713429/Red-Arrows-pilot-killed-in-crash.html Link to full article.
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #5 Posted: 20 August 2011 at 08:58 PM »
How sad. Our thoughts are with his family.
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #6 Posted: 20 August 2011 at 10:27 PM »
A terrible tragedy, to think he was flying over Lowestoft last week!
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #7 Posted: 21 August 2011 at 02:16 PM »
Sad indeed my thoughts and best wishes go out to his family.
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #8 Posted: 21 August 2011 at 03:36 PM »
Very sad! The pilot didn't eject, he refused as the plane was heading for a village so he sacrificed himself to stear the plane into a field and save the lives of people in the village. He was thrown from the cockpit when the plane crashed. A true hero.
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Re: Red arrows crash « Reply #9 Posted: 21 August 2011 at 08:48 PM »
totally agree Lpeek a true hero.My sincere thoughts and wishes to his family
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