Private Folland Gnat (all models) G-RORI
Michael Strassel
Murmeldeier
Piotr Gryzowski
Wojtek Zaremba
Igor Mikhelevich
Marius Bekker
Image ID: 594966
Views: 1491
Operator: Private - G-RORI
Aircraft: Folland - Gnat (all models)
Airport: UK - England - Waddington (WTN / EGXW)
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2014-7-5 by flyer1 [Contact]
Camera setting: Canon EOS 7D, 1/800s, f/5.0 at 300mm ISO 100
Photographer's remark
(2.8.2015, 12:31 CET)
[cn.FL549]. This Aircraft pictured at the Waddington International Airshow crashed Saturday the first of August 2015 about 1400hrs at an event called CarFest at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Sadly the pilot Kevin Whyman 39 lost his life. G-RORI [XR538/01] was in display with Gnat G-MOUR [ZR992] in a low level close-proximity pass when G-RORI came-down in woodland about a mile from the event. The Aircraft was operated by Heritage Aircraft Trust and G-RORI was based at North Weald Aerodrome. Kevin Whyman was trained as an RAF fast jet pilot he was a Cambridge University economics graduate, Kevin also coxed the Cambridge Boat Race Crew to victory in the 1996 and 1997 races against Oxford University. This was a very tragic accident by a very experienced pilot. My condolances and I am sure everyone at Airplane Pictures go out to Kevins Wife young Daughter, Family and Friends.
1 Marius Bekker
(2 August 2015 - 13:44 CET)
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