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Old 27th Apr 2007, 22:28
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Double Zero
 
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Dead stick landing

As I have discussed with Art, and he happily acknowledges, at least 3 dead stick landings in a Harrier had been carried out quite a bit earlier after major engine snags.

Hugh Merewether did it twice, at Tangmere & Thorney Island, and Barry Tomkinson did it with a 2-seater at Boscombe.

In all those cases the 'landing' was very hairy indeed, and the pilots extremely brave & lucky to survive.

Art was no less brave, but it would appear just by seconds had the chance to compose himself & land intact, which the first 3 aircraft certainly weren't !
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