Buccaneer collision 1975
Stirring memories? You bet. I was training at Karup ATC the day it happened. They were using the Romoe range EK R38 just north of the German border, when they collided. Both made it back to Karup. One landed - fast-ish - as I remember, shedding a few bits on the runway. The other overflew the station (with a mate), then headed for the west coast, as they could barely keep straight and level in landing configuration. The ejection went well and the aircraft and crew landed in the shallow fjord outside Stauning, EKVJ. Maybe one of them in the North Sea? One of 729 sqn's young recce pilots got so exited about actually getting the ejection on camera, that he nearly ran his RF-35 Draken out of fuel. (And he didn't even get the shot!)
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(And incredibly I'm still here!)
Off to Christmas. Here comes the "Night Watch".
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