Originally Posted by
SATCOS WHIPPING BOY
The ???? was because of this comment "The end impact was a result of loss of control."
If it was CFIT then "The end impact was a result of hitting something on the ground a few seconds earlier."
...and likewise, sports metaphors (especially American ones) are lost on me too.
...BigEndBob. Every UK military controller is aware of the Wrekin and its sister peak adjacent to RAF Cottam ;-)
Yes pilot's can be warned weekdays, but not weekends when this accident happened.