Incident involving the Red Arrows

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Tony Scruton

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Posted 8 November 2011 - 16:27 CET

Unconfirmed reports suggest that a Red Arrows pilot has been seriously injured after an incident at RAF Scampton.

It is reported that an ejector seat malfunctioned on the ground and that the parachute then failed to open. The RAF confirm an incident occured but will not reveal details at this time.

Bradley Malais

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Posted 8 November 2011 - 18:10 CET

Here's a topic about it at Scramble.nl:

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=537456#p537456

Martin Krupka

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Posted 8 November 2011 - 18:20 CET

Scramble mentions that the aircraft involved in ground ejection was XX177.

BBC reported about the Red Arrows incident here.

Lloyd H

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Posted 8 November 2011 - 18:30 CET

The RAF has just confirmed that the accident was a fatality. No name released.

:-(

Tony Scruton Member Joined in January 2008 Posts: 39	Posted 8 November 2011 - 19:18 CET
	Another sad day for the team. Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. R.I.P.

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