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Jun 11^th, 2003 at 2:19pm

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LONDON (Reuters) - A Sea Harrier jump jet has crashed in the Bristol Channe on a flight from a Royal Air Force maintenance base in South Wales, the Ministry of Defence says. "The pilot, who was the only person on board, ejected safely. He was picked up by an RAF helicopter and taken to hospital for checks," a spokesman said on Wednesday. He said the pilot walked off the helicopter when it landed at Barnstaple hospital in North Devon. The cause of the crash was unknown.

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Reply #1 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 2:22pm

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it then brings up the question why was a royal navy harrier from yeovil who have a full maintenance program in place, sent to a royal airforce base in wales?
i'll have to speak to my dad see what he knows about this, he has a few friends who fly the things from there
glad to hear the pilot was ok

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Reply #2 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 2:38pm

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Glad the pilot is OK. Wink

Craig. Maybe I'm wrong but I understood that the Harrier is now being operated as part of the first Joint Strike Command group. This is a combined force manned by RAF & RN/FAA personnel. http://www.f4aviation.co.uk/Hangar/jf2000/jf2000.htm

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Reply #3 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 3:03pm

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well thats the answer to that question Roll Eyes

i hadnt heard of that before, thanks for the link hagar:)

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Reply #4 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 6:00pm

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Hmm... I'm going to the Bristol Channel tomorrow... Maybe I should take a hard hat. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Jun 11^th, 2003 at 6:37pm

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Probably had been in for overhaul/repair as DARA (Defence Aviation Repair Agency) is at St Athan, and as they do all the RAF frontline FJs I makes sense they do the RN ones too...

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Reply #6 - Jun 12^th, 2003 at 5:50am

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it then brings up the question why was a royal navy harrier from yeovil who have a full maintenance program in place, sent to a royal airforce base in wales?

hear the specialists talk! Wink

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