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London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 15:45
by Garry Russell
Agusta A.109E Power G-CRST of Castle Air hit a crane in fog and crashed to the ground.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
My sympathies to those involved
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 16:19
by DaveB
Yes mate. Been reported on the news here since early AM. They weren't quite sure what had happened to start with
ATB
DaveB
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 16:21
by Garry Russell
Yep..
I first heard about it this morning but nothing had been mentioned here so reluctantly I put it up.
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 16:29
by airboatr
Just saw that on one of the majors Garry.
... tragic.
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 16:34
by NigelC
It was lucky it didn't plough straight into the building.
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 16:36
by Garry Russell
TBH you don't get closer than that...London in the Rush hour and only one on the bround killed and 13 injured. No buildings as such hit.
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 20:04
by Chris558
Miraclulous there were no more killed at the busiest time of day. Castle Air are often hired for TV progs/films, and the poor pilot was often requested for such, being very experienced.
Re: London Helicopter Crash
Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 05:25
by FlyTexas
Horrible.
Brian