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Plane crash at Shoreham, UK airshow.
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Ambulance service have reported 7 fatalities, 1 serious injured and 14 minor injuries. Presumably all from cars on the road. It looked like it was heavy queuing, so stationary cars, but whether that is likely to have made the numbers higher or lower I don't know.
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Further news states 7 dead, one critical to hospital along with one minor injuries and fourteen being treated on scene. There was an initial report that the pilot had been dragged from the wreck but having seen video of the incident I would doubt that he survived.
Thoughts are with the families of the deceased and the rescue workers at the scene, some of whom I would have worked with before retirement.Last edited by brianw999; 2015-08-22, 17:34.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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As usual, YouTube has several videos of this incident but they show the moment of impact. I would ask that, out of respect to those who lost their lives today, no one posts any links to these videos. ITV News have cut the impact scenes from their reportage and any links posted here will be removed.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Originally posted by ErwinS View PostYou know. I have visited some UK airshows and what strikes me is that there seems to be no limit in height for displays. Looking at this Hunter he was just to low. ....
tragic.
Edit : interestingly the news doesn't report on the status of the pilot. Possible ejection maybe.Last edited by brianw999; 2015-08-22, 17:36.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Originally posted by brianw999 View PostThere was an initial report that the pilot had been dragged from the wreck but having seen video of the incident I would doubt that he survived.
Thoughts are with the families of the deceased and the rescue workers at the scene, some of whom I would have worked with before retirement.
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Let me make this quite clear. Any links to videos of the moment of impact and therefore the deaths caused will be deleted and a request made for the member concerned to be banned.
Brian whitelegg,
jp admin.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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There's an excellent POV video from very close on the link below.
It shows how low he was and close to being level but lost it at the end.
It's the BBC so moment of impact has been edited out.
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Originally posted by brianw999 View PostJust on the news tonight. The pilot survived and is critically injured in hospital.
I have seen several videos and I don't see him ejecting, maybe the cloud of smoke and debris is hiding this.
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