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Old 31st Aug 2015, 15:35
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bigglesbrother
 
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Who rescued the pilot alive from this blazing Hunter T7 inferno?

Little has been reported about the person(s) who extricated the pilot from the Hunter T7 cockpit section. This part of the T7 fuselage appears to have slid forward along the ground and is shown in some photos to be marginally ahead of the main inferno, albeit with the left wing canted 60 degrees into the air and spewing flames.

See picture 22.25 below: Hawker Hunter crash on the A27 near Shoreham Airshow, Photo by Terry Smith.

Shoreham, Air Show plane crash: seven dead and 14 injured after Hawker Hunter smashes into four cars - Telegraph

But praise is due.

The T7 canopy is pictured open - probably as a result of impact forces.
The pilot will have been strapped in with an integrated parachute harness and 2 leg restrainer cords.
So it was no easy or safe task to extricate a pilot with live top and bottom Martin-Baker ejection seat firing handles as potential grab hold points.


The rescuer(s) should be recognised, commended and praised.
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