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Old 12th Sep 2009, 20:53
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Heliport
 
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considering the risk to the public he took
I don't know anything about the incident apart from what I've read here. What was the risk to the public? ie Actual risk, not fanciful risk.

The width between the two towers is more than 200 feet and the height between the bridge span (road) and the upper walkways is about 100 feet.
A Hunter wingspan is just over 33 feet.
At Tangmere Museum there are 2 pretty good ' simulators ' each offering one to try flying a Hunter through Tower Bridge
Has any former Hunter pilot (or any other fast jet pilot) failed to get safely through Tower Bridge when flying the sim?
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