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Old 3rd Sep 2012, 12:56
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walbut
 
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I do not know the date on which the final accident report was published, nor do I know if any subsequent limitations or corrective actions were placed on Thunder City or the remnants of their operation. However it is not long since they flew one of their Buccaneers for the first time since the Lightning accident. I do not know any great detail of the Lightning systems but I am quite familiar with the Buccaneer's and I would have thought it would be considered of comparable complexity and risk. While it did not have the Lightning's propensity to catch fire, I would not have expected the operators to be allowed to continue their flight operations with such an aircraft, even if they are not in a passenger carrying role. Does anyone know if the South African authorities are still allowing this particular 'warbird' operation to continue in some shape or form despite the findings of the Lightning investigation?
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