Real life Harrier down.....
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Real life Harrier down.....
Crew reportedly safe.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfo ... 177868.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfo ... 177868.stm
Eeeyuk..................!!!AndyG wrote:He's a Harrier pilot Steve. That means he's based in Rutland, so doesn't need to go elsewhere for a good local bitter. :roll: Honestly, some people ....andy wrote:Seems the pilot heard they do a good local bitter down there...
AndyG
.....will drink anything.wrote: Honestly, some people ....
Sileage springs to mind. Each to his own.
What with ex-RAF GR7/GR9s (how many have been upgraded so far) being redeployed with the Navy and one or two in recent memory lost in accidents, presumably we are a bit short on airframes now?
From an operational point of view - I have always wondered what happens when expensive combat aircraft are lost and [in the case of the crew surviving] you end up with more pilots/crew than serviceable airframes.
Good to hear the pilot ejected ok, just hope he didnt hit any pub benches on his way down. Its not pleasant to hit a pub bench at high velocity as my dad could testify :redface:
From an operational point of view - I have always wondered what happens when expensive combat aircraft are lost and [in the case of the crew surviving] you end up with more pilots/crew than serviceable airframes.
Good to hear the pilot ejected ok, just hope he didnt hit any pub benches on his way down. Its not pleasant to hit a pub bench at high velocity as my dad could testify :redface: