bar shaker
31st May 2004, 09:32
Unfortunately Southend saw a few aircraft casualties on Sunday.
The Spitfire returned for an emergency landing, having no oil pressure. This was caused by having no oil :eek: Pilot was quoted as praising Southend ATC for spotting the smoke (seafront observer) and calling him in. He considered that he may well not have made it back had he continued to display.
The Lancaster had to have an engine change last night and may not fly today. The Hurricane blew a rad and is waiting for a replacement.
A Lynx came in on Saturday with a full engine failure emergency, closing the airport for 45 minutes. It was test run yesterday after repairs, but will be leaving by road.
The MH53 suffered a starter motor failure. That must be a BIG starter motor ;)
Worst of all is the Hunter G-PSST. The Hunter was late yesterday and missed its slot, so did a few runs for the crowds at the airport, rather than its intended seafront display. On coming in to land, it came down wincingly heavily. So heavily in fact that it lost a substantial amount of metal from the back end. On further inspection, it is beyond economic repair and will never fly again :(
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/missd/titlep.jpg
The Spitfire returned for an emergency landing, having no oil pressure. This was caused by having no oil :eek: Pilot was quoted as praising Southend ATC for spotting the smoke (seafront observer) and calling him in. He considered that he may well not have made it back had he continued to display.
The Lancaster had to have an engine change last night and may not fly today. The Hurricane blew a rad and is waiting for a replacement.
A Lynx came in on Saturday with a full engine failure emergency, closing the airport for 45 minutes. It was test run yesterday after repairs, but will be leaving by road.
The MH53 suffered a starter motor failure. That must be a BIG starter motor ;)
Worst of all is the Hunter G-PSST. The Hunter was late yesterday and missed its slot, so did a few runs for the crowds at the airport, rather than its intended seafront display. On coming in to land, it came down wincingly heavily. So heavily in fact that it lost a substantial amount of metal from the back end. On further inspection, it is beyond economic repair and will never fly again :(
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/missd/titlep.jpg