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Oct 22^nd, 2005 at 10:23am

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With all the "NIMBY" pressure around the airfield, particularly following the Vampire and Kingcobra crashes in 2001, this is the last thing the airport needed. At least it didn't hit any residential buildings, which may be due to the sacrifice of the crew...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4366984.stm

« Last Edit: Oct 22^nd, 2005 at 2:20pm by C »

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Reply #1 - Oct 22^nd, 2005 at 12:44pm

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Just saw it and came to say... very sad. Sad

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Reply #2 - Oct 23^rd, 2005 at 2:32am

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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #3 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 12:32pm

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Well, atleast it wasn't at the airshow. It was hardly anything to do with Biggin Hill itself. Neither were the Vampire and Kingcobra crashes. Never good to see a crashed plane with a student in...

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Reply #4 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 12:55pm

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Well, atleast it wasn't at the airshow. It was hardly anything to do with Biggin Hill itself. Neither were the Vampire and Kingcobra crashes. Never good to see a crashed plane with a student in...

Unfortunately that isn't how a lot of people will see it. To certain groups it was another aeroplane using (based at) Biggin Hill that crashed in a residential area very, very close to houses.

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Reply #5 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 4:14pm

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Unfortunately that isn't how a lot of people will see it. To certain groups it was another aeroplane using (based at) Biggin Hill that crashed in a residential area very, very close to houses.

That's the problem though. People think too negatively.

For example, in 1975, a train derailed at Nuneaton station, and ploughed onto the platform. 6 people were killed, 38 were injured. Does that make a railway station platform an unsafe place? Is it a common occurance? No. But the problem is, once it's happened, people get slightly paranoid. Just wish that wasn't the case.

And I use the term 'people' in relation to the people that I'm actually referring to, not everyone Tongue

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Reply #6 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 6:07pm

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...and unfortunately I use the term "people" to refer to the people who actively seek to have Biggin Hill closed...

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