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Old 15th July 2005 | 18:50
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BEagle
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
I reckon it was around 30 ft. Allegedly there was significant ground scorching from the engines.

Something obviously went seriously wrong; I suspect that a change of underwear was in order afterwards.

It's the closest I've seen to an airshow disaster; up until then the display was pretty damn impressive!
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