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Title: Landrover crash......
Post by: laser_jock99 on September 11, 2008, 21:37:34: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054687/Pictured-The-dramatic-scene-Red-Arrows-Hawk-jet-crash-landed-smashed-RAF-base.html

...I think the plane came off worse.
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: Boggert on September 11, 2008, 22:13:26: He he he... I was first on scene at this crash as I work from a beat office at RAF Cranwell...

The yellow landie was parked behing the building the plane went through and spun around 180 degrees. Its stood up very well to the impact.

Luckily no one was hurt.
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: pux on September 11, 2008, 22:31:52: im surprised they did not try to make all the way to the officers mess :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: Boggert on September 11, 2008, 22:39:28: Quote from: pux on September 11, 2008, 22:31:52
im surprised they did not try to make all the way to the officers mess :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think that is where they were going!
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: discowoman on September 12, 2008, 07:58:33: whats the red line in the overhead shot?
and good job it wasnt a yank jet - it would have exploded as soon as it hit the deck (watched too many US movies) :lol:

and 1 VERY unhappy Subaru driver
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: Boggert on September 12, 2008, 08:11:36: Quote from: discowoman on September 12, 2008, 07:58:33
whats the red line in the overhead shot?
and good job it wasnt a yank jet - it would have exploded as soon as it hit the deck (watched too many US movies) :lol:

and 1 VERY unhappy Subaru driver

If I recall rightly it was a hose. Lets ust say everyone in the tower was very lucky, 5 foot to the side and itwould have gone right throught the control tower.
It was an interesting job. But to be fair it happened on a RAF base so it was mostly their problem to deal with.
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on September 12, 2008, 10:47:47: This will probably get wriiten off as 'Officers High Spirited Japes'.
Good to know that no one was hurt. The landy will be taken to the workshop, given a quick blow over with the spray gun, and it'll be fine.
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: crazymac on September 12, 2008, 11:17:28: Better it happened there than at a display with loads of public near!!

Its one of these things that happens, it just shows the training works as everyone got out safe!
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: muddyjames on September 14, 2008, 20:17:37: Imagine writing the insuarnace claim though for the cars.

Well, I was parked at work and a red arrow flew over, hit the control tower, fell down and hit my car.

I can see that claim taking a long time to go through from the insurance co not believeing them!
Title: Re: Landrover crash......
Post by: lee celtic on September 14, 2008, 20:22:13: Or the pilot could say they reversed into him :^o