Red Arrows midair collision over Crete

louthlass


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 17:05

Two aircraft of the Red Arrows collided in midair over Crete. One pilot ejected and landed safely although injured. The other aircraft managed to land safely back at the air base. Daily Mail.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:02

What happened to the other aircraft the Pilot ejected from?

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:05

I hope they weren't under Greek traffic control instructions otherwise a true accident!



Richard

wanderer


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:19

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/8583263.stm

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:24

The Turkish air-force air display is as good if not better.



Richard

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:26

For once Richard I agree they are fantastic to watch. For anyone who hasn't seen then they will be here again in July.



Chris

newscoop


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Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
23/03/2010 22:36

Brins;



Not being flippant but why hasn't the Yeni Zealand air force got any combat planes?

littlejohn


Joined: 09/03/2009
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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 23:27

Message 5 - I disagree. The Turks use much more powerful planes. Swop them around and see what happens!!

Groucho



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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 23:36

Surely if the use more powerful planes they have to have faster reaction times?



The Turkish Stars are superb...



The Red Arrows are still good... the pilot was was lucky to escape with his life. That's the second collision I can remember.

littlejohn


Joined: 09/03/2009
Posts: 316

Message Posted:
23/03/2010 23:52

I knew I shouldn't have bothered. Ask a fighter pilot from any airforce the advantages of extra power and speed is not the only one!!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
23/03/2010 23:57

the red arrows are perfoming in paphos in may this year, they are quite spectacular as are the turkish version and the italian version

bachelibelly


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Posts: 275

Message Posted:
24/03/2010 00:02

The Italians are amazing as its got to be more skillful when flying backwards !

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
24/03/2010 07:22

Littlejohn, it's hardly the Turkish Stars' fault if the Brits have got shit planes... maybe the Red Arrows should make a public announcement before each display apologising for looking pedestrian and stating how they'd look better if only they could have more power... ;¬)

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
24/03/2010 08:28

Were the Red Arrows not threatened with disbandonment a few years ago and there was a public subscription to keep them flying? Cost cutting

Hippo


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Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
24/03/2010 08:42

It is accepted of all the air display teams the Red Arrows keep the tightest formation.

R.C.T.Man.



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Message Posted:
24/03/2010 10:36

You will NEVER beat the Red Arrows .

rigsby


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Message Posted:
24/03/2010 10:45

No 1 Doyen,The plane bits were all around the runway.

hattikins


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Message Posted:
24/03/2010 10:46

Well to me they are all either very brave or very stupid to perform the moves that they do, Good Luck to them all.

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
24/03/2010 11:01

Grouch

Re message 9:



' The Red Arrows are still good... the pilot was was lucky to escape with his life. That's the second collision I can remember.'



A few years ago I witnessed the ditching of a Red Arrows plane into the sea at Brighton. They were performing a low level two plane manoeuvre where they approach each other head on and at the last moment both perform an anticlockwise 90° roll, unfortunately one of the planes clipped the mast of beached boat and lost the tip of its wing and just missed colliding with Brighton Pier. The pilot ejected just before the plane hit the water and apart from apparently suffering from minor compression of the spine was back flying within a couple of weeks.

AJ

rigsby


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Message Posted:
24/03/2010 11:41

The Red Arrows now have a lady pilot !!!!!!

littlejohn


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Message Posted:
25/03/2010 01:16

Message 13 - you really are an ignorant prat !!

Groucho



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Message Posted:
25/03/2010 08:53

Littlejohn you don't know when your chain is being tugged... did you not spot the smiley?



Rigsby, I bet someone has to park it for her ;¬)

TRNCVaughan


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Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 09:20

You really need to go to an air day at some of the RAF stations in the UK or best the International Air Tattoo at Fairford.

You will see many display teams, but the one to watch out for is the two prop-driven aircraft that are tethered to each other by a 1 metre long, thin wire. They take-off, do aerobatics and land without snapping the wire.

I was more impressed with them than the Red Arrows.

viper


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Posts: 119

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 11:48

Maverick ' I'll be your wing man any day'



viper

Tenakoutou



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Message Posted:
25/07/2010 10:18

Turkish Stars/Red Arrows - bland compared with the 'Red Bull Air Race' series!

deputydawg


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Message Posted:
25/07/2010 10:39

The Irish Air Display Team Officer pilots can be identified by the series of little blue rings around the tops of their wellies !