BBC reporting another Tornado down

[davepoth]

Breaking news...crew in hospital but apparently safe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-is...

Insurance job?

Edited by davepoth on Thursday 10th February 19:19

[Simpo Two]

Dropped his apple near the eject handle I reckon. Either that or a cassette.

(I managed to get a cassette from the dashboard to the back seat in one go)

[Mr Dave]

Well the Harriers can take over ground attack if the GR4 fleet needs grounded.

Oh.

[thatone1967]

caught fire apparently...

[Ian Lancs]

thatone1967 said:

caught fire apparently...

Where did you get that from?

[Ian Lancs]

thatone1967 said:

caught fire apparently...

Where did you get that from?

[PaulG40]

RFODS?


First ive heard about it today, although I haven't been very much 'in the loop' today. I'll be keeping my ear to the ground tomorrow.

[davepoth]

Ian Lancs said:

Where did you get that from?

The BBC...

[Ian Lancs]

davepoth said:

The BBC...

Sorry - meant where did the "fire" comment come from. The crash ejection that happened few weeks ago had fire linked to it. This one hasn't had fire mentioned yet (and judging by the pics that are surfacing, it doesn't look like it will...)

[PaulG40]

pics? where are they?

[Ian Lancs]

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/442355-torn...

[eccles]

Doesn't look very 'crashed'.

[PaulG40]

eccles said:

Doesn't look very 'crashed'.

Just badly parked.

On a more serious note, good skills to the pilot getting it on the deck and on its undercarriage at least.

[Ian Lancs]

PaulG40 said:

Just badly parked.

On a more serious note, good skills to the pilot getting it on the deck and on its undercarriage at least.

None of us know what happened - it could have been a normal landing, and something has gone wrong once the wheels were on terra firma. but yes, glad the crew got out

[davepoth]

Ian Lancs said:

Sorry - meant where did the "fire" comment come from. The crash ejection that happened few weeks ago had fire linked to it. This one hasn't had fire mentioned yet (and judging by the pics that are surfacing, it doesn't look like it will...)

The BBC said this one caught fire...

[PaulG40]

Ian Lancs said:

None of us know what happened - it could have been a normal landing, and something has gone wrong once the wheels were on terra firma. but yes, glad the crew got out

Ive seen that happen with an F3 in Goose Bay circa 2003. State 1 called, run to the roof to see an F3 trundling down the runway still with no one aboard.

[eccles]

davepoth said:

Ian Lancs said:

Sorry - meant where did the "fire" comment come from. The crash ejection that happened few weeks ago had fire linked to it. This one hasn't had fire mentioned yet (and judging by the pics that are surfacing, it doesn't look like it will...)

The BBC said this one caught fire...

If you mean the BBC report quoted in the first post, then they're referring to the other one.

[Ian Lancs]

davepoth said:

Ian Lancs said:

Sorry - meant where did the "fire" comment come from. The crash ejection that happened few weeks ago had fire linked to it. This one hasn't had fire mentioned yet (and judging by the pics that are surfacing, it doesn't look like it will...)

The BBC said this one caught fire...

I'm guessing you mean BBC tv?

[davepoth]

Ian Lancs said:

I'm guessing you mean BBC tv?

They've changed a "the" to a "that" since I last read that. Sorry. I'm grumpy now.

[Ian Lancs]

davepoth said:

Ian Lancs said:

I'm guessing you mean BBC tv?

They've changed a "the" to a "that" since I last read that. Sorry. I'm grumpy now.

Time for a grumpy email to points of view