DH 53 Crash

[AGS Man]

Just hearing of an accident at the Shuttleworth Collection involving the DH 53. Reports on the pilot are just that he was air lifted to hospital by air ambulance. Hope he is ok

[NutLoose]

Yes, thread running on here about it, hope he is ok

Old Warden Crash,,,:( - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums (http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=117822)

[Corporal Clott]

Very sad news and best wishes to the pilot.

However, seeing as DH53 is a through-and-through civvy aircraft, Mods please move this to the historics section?

http://www.aviationancestry.com/Aircraft/DeHavilland/DeHavilland-DH53-1924-1.jpg

[AGS Man]

Cpl Clott
8 were operated by the RAF during the 1920s including 2 that were launched from the R33 airship

[NutLoose]

Pilot has been named as Trevor Roche, ex RAF Tornados and ex Chief Pilot of the Shuttleworth Collection, sad news and a tragic loss.. RIP


BREAKING NEWS: Pilot killed after historic aircraft crashes in front of 600 stunned spectators at airshow | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167205/BREAKING-NEWS-Pilot-killed-historic-aircraft-crashes-600-stunned-spectators-airshow.html)

[glad rag]

DM insensitively quick [imo] at naming fatality.

RIP etc.

gr

[Chuck Minza]

I cannot believe this awful news. One of the nicest guys I ever met and quite possibly the finest pilot I ever flew with. A hugely talented RAF flying instructor and test pilot and his passing will be an enormous loss to the world of vintage aviation.

I remember a TSU Nav describing a sortie with him on a RAFG TACEVAL in the late 80s as the most tactically aware pilot he had ever flown with. Never flew the track for more than a few seconds, never came out of the valleys and hit every target to the second.

Condolences to his family, the team at Shuttleworth and his many friends..

[BlackIsle]

Cpl Clott

With a little thought you might realise a lot of folk on here know a lot of folk on the display circuits, many of whom are ex military colleagues. Sadly having seen Post 5 perhaps you can now see you were a little hasty about moving the thread. :=

[NutLoose]

Glad I only put it up because I assumed the family had been informed... So sad.

[glad rag]

Yes mate I realise that, nothing to do with you.

rgds

gr

[phlyer2]

>DM insensitively quick [imo] at naming fatality.<

agreed, but you missed off ' as usual'

following the debacle of the Reds 2nd accident i had hoped they would learn. evidently not...as usual.

A sad day.

[NutLoose]

To be fair, so did the Telegraph