I recall being at an air display at RNAS Culdrose sometime in the 1980s when an Army Beaver took off for its display. Culdrose has a hump in the runway, so it is not possible to see the (Northern?) end of the runway.
During the day, there was no indication of any problems and we left at the end of the display.
It was only when we got back to our hotel, that the first thing on the local TV news, was that the Beaver had crashed on takeoff and the pilot had been killed.
Last edited by Lukeafb1; 17th Jul 2012 at 13:42.