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Old 19th Mar 2015, 08:17
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A and C
 
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I was very near a high performance taidragger that was being demonstrated by the pilot, the aircraft made a steep climb and at about 250 ft stalled and started to enter a spin, the aircraft hit the ground and a parked aircraft and burst into flames. I don't think any one could have survived that crash. I and several other bystanders had to restrain a man who had been so near the crash that he had suffered very bad burns but was wandering about in a semi dazed state walking away from the accident site ( and the rapidly approaching ambulance ).

Between the bystanders we managed to get the guy into the care of an ambulance crew quite quickly.

On the whole a terrible day, it made me much more considered about the way I fly aircraft.
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