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Just As Well It Wasn't A New One
Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 17:33
by Garry Russell
Re: Just As Well It Wasn't A New One
Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 18:01
by dodger
Oh bugger!
I like the "This video is a response to banned commercial for glasses" perhaps Spec Savers were going to use it!!
The chap obviously had the Jib to far out,
Cheers,
Roger.
Re: Just As Well It Wasn't A New One
Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 18:41
by FlyTexas
Ouch!
Brian
Re: Just As Well It Wasn't A New One
Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 18:52
by NigelC
IIPC, the crane got it's front wheels onto soft ground and.... as Cleveland would have said "What the hell....no, no, no, no. no, noooo"
Re: Just As Well It Wasn't A New One
Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 19:10
by Chris Trott
Full story on the crane accident -
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hawk+crane
Thankfully, the crane operator paid for all the repairs and the plane is now sitting atop the pedestal nicely restored, repainted, and preserved.
Re: Just As Well It Wasn't A New One
Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 21:42
by airboatr
It was left standing at a nice angle though. ... like a,. hard bank vertical climb kinda attitude.
Bolt it where she lies and call it good.
