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Old 13th Dec 2012, 16:47
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denachtenmai
 
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3 for me,
first one a 210 Sqdn Shack at Ballykelly in 1961.I was walking to breakfast and idly watching said a/c droning it's way down on final to 02 with, ISTR, the No2 feathered.
Now any Mk2 arrival is, was, an event and any with one out was worth watching, I heard the engines throttle down as it crossed the threshhold and then an almighty bounce, which wasn't controlled, it then slowly pirouetted to the right, the gear collapsed and it came to a halt on the grass then burst into flames.
All the hatches opened and the whole crew were out in seconds as the pyros gave a good firework display
Second one was at Wyton, a sceptic on final to Alconbury in an RF4 had problems and both ejected, one came down in the married patch and the other on the sports field but his seat nearly gave some Wraf's a shock when his seat crashed into the top of their accommodation block
Third was Dutch Holland's fatal 543 Sqdn Victor crash
Regards,Den.
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