Obviously there were close similarities in that the loads were jettisoned due to a loss of power after lift off. The engine I saw had a complete fore and aft line of compressor blade failures caused by sand erosion.
Back on topic
I slipped in Khormaksar a couple of days after the Brit accident and enjoyed a few beers in Merrifield House with the unfortunate crew who were on the same squadron as me. Both pilots were suffering from multiple lacerations on their faces and arms from flailing (perimeter) barbed wire which was caught in the slowly rotating props as they could not shut the engines down after the batteries had been ripped out by the departing nose gear!
Last edited by brakedwell; 30th June 2013 at 14:30.