I am sure all those who used to live in the UK will know of the Red Arrows. Unfortunately, their excellent safety record has been marked with the worst accident they have had in 33 years, resulting in a death. A sad coincidence, the pilot was 33 years old - one of the youngest to have the honour of flying one of the red Hawks. They are some of the best pilots in the World. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14605914 RIP Jon. If indeed you were avoiding an even worse disaster by altering your flight path, that was a truly commendable action.
I am sad to report another fatality in the Red Arrows. On Tuesday, one of the Hawks was taxiing when the ejector seat deployed. Apparently, the parachute did not deploy, and the pilot died of injuries sustained in the fall. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...am-killed-RAF-Scampton.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Once again, the Red Arrows and other Hawks used for training have been grounded. RIP Sean.
Bloody hell, two in one year. Not sure about how the other one ended, but if it was a fault with the plane it'd be sad. RIP to both and here's hoping the red arrows continue!
RIP An unfortunate incident, the odds of which were a million to one. My heart goes out to the family. All the best, hope they get through this in once piece.
Been a bad year for the Red Arrows, I wouldn't be surprised if the RAF are looking to scale them back now. The is also some questions over the type of ejector seat as sadly its not the 1 st time it has happened. Turns out one of these 2 were in our hanger sheltering from the snow earlier this year.
