hurricane crashed killed pilot in Uk , battle of britain flight

[gambit168]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_galler...1284276,00.html

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=43a_1189927717

 

The fatal accident happened during a Battle of Britain display on the first day of the annual three-day show in West Sussex.

 

No members of the public have been reported injured. The pilot's next have kin have been informed.

 

The plane, a single engine crew Hurricane aircraft, crashed into a field about a mile north of the airfield and close to Lancing College.

 

Witness Steve Clark told Sky News: "A spectacular mock attack had been going on for several minutes with pyrotechnics.

 

"The Hurricanes and Spitfires flew past and did a classic victory roll before banking steeply around and into a dive.

 

"The crash aircraft did not pull up and crashed almost vertically into the edge of a field several hundred yards from the aircraft boundary.

 

"The show commentator, his voice breaking with emotion, put a halt to the show for half an hour."

 

 

 

A huge loss to his family, & of another priceless vintage fighter

Edited September 16, 2007 by gambit168

[Platinum Rogue]

Truly a very sad loss, but at least the pilot went out doing something he loved.

 

R.I.P.

Edited September 16, 2007 by Platinum Rogue

[+Brainless]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_galler...1284276,00.html

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=43a_1189927717

 

The fatal accident happened during a Battle of Britain display on the first day of the annual three-day show in West Sussex.

 

No members of the public have been reported injured. The pilot's next have kin have been informed.

 

The plane, a single engine crew Hurricane aircraft, crashed into a field about a mile north of the airfield and close to Lancing College.

 

Witness Steve Clark told Sky News: "A spectacular mock attack had been going on for several minutes with pyrotechnics.

 

"The Hurricanes and Spitfires flew past and did a classic victory roll before banking steeply around and into a dive.

 

"The crash aircraft did not pull up and crashed almost vertically into the edge of a field several hundred yards from the aircraft boundary.

 

"The show commentator, his voice breaking with emotion, put a halt to the show for half an hour."

A huge loss to his family, & of another priceless vintage fighter

 

Too sad to comment......

[+Dave]

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[+BUFF]

It wasn't a BBMF aircraft but a privately owned one (Tom Blair's but he wasn't flying apparently).

 

The Spits quickly formed up & flew over in missing man ...

[Longestpants]

Poor guy.

 

S!

[+DWCAce]

Very sad.

[flopers88]

sad, sad....

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[+Baltika]

Heartbreaking.

 

My thoughts to his family.