Simviation Forum - Red Arrows Incident

Nov 8^th, 2011 at 8:28am

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Anyone know any more than this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15640104

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Reply #1 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 8:46am

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I wonder what happened?

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Reply #2 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 11:13am

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Seems this could be a dreadful accident. Let's hope they pull through; reports aren't too good at the moment.

Ejections are bad enough when you expect them.

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Reply #3 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 12:34pm

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C wrote on Nov 8^th, 2011 at 11:13am:

Seems this could be a dreadful accident. Let's hope they pull through; reports aren't too good at the moment.

Ejections are bad enough when you expect them.

News pictures are showing the aircraft on the line with others. Was he strapped in when it went off or did it happen as he was crewing in?

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Reply #4 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 12:40pm

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They're suspecting a ground-eject and no parachute deploy. Not sure if it was accidentally ejected Embarrassed

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Reply #5 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 12:43pm

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Ejection seat problems?

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Reply #6 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 12:44pm

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...sad news...

..the Pilot has since died from his multiple injuries.

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Reply #7 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 1:19pm

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Looks like the bang-seat malfunctioned.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mod--red-arrows-incident.html

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Reply #8 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 2:34pm

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Unconfirmed reports that it was Red 1...........

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Reply #9 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 5:13pm

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expat wrote on Nov 8^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

Unconfirmed reports that it was Red 1...........

Matt

Very unconfirmed - possibly linked to a stupidly phrased twitter message earlier today. Despite the RAF announcing that the family have requested a period of grace to exist before the details and name are released, one of the daily papers (the one that conveniently rhymes with daily fail), has named a pilot - not Red 1.

Of course, no one can know better, as no one else has reported it. Quite rightly too.

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Reply #10 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 6:43pm

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Only saw them practising the other day...including a black hawk...... Cry

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Reply #11 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 6:56pm

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todayshorse wrote on Nov 8^th, 2011 at 6:43pm:

Only saw them practising the other day...including a black hawk...... Cry

Black Hawks are quite common - IIRC they're generally aircraft earmarked to become Red ones at some point in the near future, and used as spares at Scampton.

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Reply #12 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 8:43pm

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Really? Never seen a Black one till these past few days, although i was aware there are black ones - See them a lot living near Lincoln, there was a solitary 'Red Arrow' at RAF Waddington for a day or two a few weeks back flying about also...

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Reply #13 - Nov 9^th, 2011 at 3:53am

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C wrote on Nov 8^th, 2011 at 5:13pm:

expat wrote on Nov 8^th, 2011 at 2:34pm:

Unconfirmed reports that it was Red 1...........

Matt

Very unconfirmed - possibly linked to a stupidly phrased twitter message earlier today. Despite the RAF announcing that the family have requested a period of grace to exist before the details and name are released, one of the daily papers (the one that conveniently rhymes with daily fail), has named a pilot - not Red 1.

Of course, no one can know better, as no one else has reported it. Quite rightly too.

I read it on another website, however, when has story, fact or a grace period ever got in the way of a DM headline. In fact, as someone I know who likes to shoot big game, just found out................

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Reply #14 - Nov 9^th, 2011 at 8:39am

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Red 5 Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham Embarrassed

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