F18 Loss

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F18 Loss

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From BBC.No news of crew yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-34593948 EricT
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One crew reported dead according to that report :(

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Poor bloke, all that way just to die in a field in England. :(

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R.I.P.
More imperfect technology, not even under duress at the time.

The note to the video says: "There is no commentary..."
They should have added: "There is nothing to see either."
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I was birding not too far away as the crow flies and I heard it go in
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Re: F18 Loss

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Simon, were you aware of what had happened at that time, or did you associate the noise with the crash later on, when you saw the news ?

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