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Old 22nd Oct 2005, 20:43
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Also learnt at Biggin and know a lot of the S&K guys. Condolences to all.

My parents live in Victoria Gardens and the first my Mum knew was when the emergency services arrived. The procedure the instructor followed seems the standard EFATO route - but he can't have had sufficient height - Victoria Gardens runs parallel and less than 100 metres short of the field he was aiming for.

There's a good chance that, having realised he wasn't going to make the field, this guy sacrificed everything to make sure he came down on the road leading to the field rather than housing. Heroic presence of mind.

RIP.
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