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Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 20:05
by Seaking
Just read this, my what a shame and a very expensive one
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... leted.html
Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 20:26
by DaveB
Strewth.. I was expecting bits of it to be all over the countryside!! Regretable but hardly a writeoff ;-)
ATB
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Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 20:41
by Chris558
Well hopefully it will only need a new prop. It could have been.....
Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 20:42
by Tomliner
Hopefully she will fly again.EricT
Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 21:55
by SkippyBing
C**k, won't be getting that for Air Day then! Still frees up some money for something else....
Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 22:07
by DaveB
Get '7L' down mate! At least it has a Naval history
ATB
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Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 23:05
by SkippyBing
Dave,
I'll have to look into that, I'm not sure why we didn't originally go for her as I've only recently had a pier head jump into the job!
Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 23:23
by DispatchDragon
I see Monty Orangeball is now working for the Daily Mail
Uncle Roger would be proud
Leif
Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 12 Mar 2009, 00:03
by DaveB
I've only recently had a pier head jump into the job!
Ah.. in the wrong place at the wrong time!
I'm sure you'll do a great job with it mate. You know what's what and what's not and that's the important thing
ATB
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Re: Hurricane mishap
Posted: 12 Mar 2009, 11:16
by Nigel H-J
Pleased th pilot was OK though must have come as a bit of a shock when he realised what was about to happen.
'The pilot was the only person on board and he walked away from the incident,' said a spokesman for the county's fire and rescue service
Bit of a silly statement that innit? :doho: I know there were times when a Hurri or a Spit went two up but that was during the war!!
Nigel.