RED Arrows crash

[jimspeed]

Just seen a link on FB about one of the Red Arrows crashing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14602900
hope the pilot ejected ok and its not anything that could potentially stop the displays in future.

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[bikertomm]

Oh man, that can't be good news

They really are some of the most skilled pilots, sure hope he ejected in time.

Just saw on the stats thing they can go 915MPH in a dive.. Fuuu
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[oldpink]

no report on his condition bur news says he was dragged out the wreckage by passers by
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[The Artist]

I saw them fly over head the other day whilst I was outside working.

Bouncing across a field and pulling the pilot out the river does not sound good at all though.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Details are extremely sketchy at the mo.

MOD are keeping tight lipped.
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[Frost]

Not totally surprising TBH. They do countless displays all over the place all year. Along with all the training and practise runs that they do it's not surprising that there will be the odd failure (pilot or mechanical). I bet if you had the stats you'd find they were one of the safest air units around, but that doesn't mean they're invulnerable.
I expect this will stop any more displays for a few weeks while they look into exactly what went wrong, but in the long term i think it'll be business as usual.

[Bendy]

@DefenceHQ: It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging of the RAF Aerobatics Team.

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[JP7]

RIP, not often at all you see a Red Arrows pilot go down. Very sad.

[MORTON]

Extremely sad, though it appears he did his utmost being totally selfness in getting away from houses etc before crashing...one would presume as parachute was visible he maybe tried and didn't quite make it.

RIP and thoughts to family and friends.

[jimspeed]

R I P and thoughts to all involved in this.
sounds like he was a very very brave man and such a shame it had to happen.
True hero.
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[Dex]

The last Red Arrow to die was 33 years ago, the year Red 4 was born. Hell of a safety record given the displays they do.


RIP Red 4

[Louise]

Heard about this at work - Very sad. Always love the Reds.
Seen a link on Youtube with the plane going down, it just drops

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[Im-a-Ridah]

Its a great shame. I was watching them on the seafront about an hour before I found out about the crash.

RIP

[Clanger]

It was Shoreham Battle of Britain air show today too, so I wondered if the aircraft we were seeing we were sharing with Bournemouth?

RIP to the pilot who lost his life to crash his plane in an unpopulated place. One brave man, one real hero.
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[angryjonny]

Fella was the same age as me. He was far better than me at something really cool and died doing what he loved. I will live a mediocre life and die in a nursing home somewhere (or in whatever apocalypse happens in the meantime). I doff my cap in his general direction and wish his family well for the future.

[Paulington]

I hope he receives the George Cross for such a courageous act of gallantry. A truly brave man and if he does have any children I hope they live their life knowing their Father was a man of such high calibre.

Per Ardua ad Astra Flight Lieutenant Egging, you aren't struggling to get there now, you're among them.
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