View Full Version : Hawk Crash, bad news good news
tony draper
23rd Jul 2003, 20:54
Item on the local news here seconds ago, a Hawk Trainer has crashed in Dawsons Wood near Pickering North Yorkshire, news states the Pilot had ejected safely.
BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3090217.stm)
STANDTO
23rd Jul 2003, 21:01
good news as long as there was no one in the front/back (delete as applicable)
newswatcher
23rd Jul 2003, 21:12
RAF fighter?:confused:
Gainesy
23rd Jul 2003, 21:59
Pilot told cops he was solo.
tim sylvester
24th Jul 2003, 02:52
Newswatcher......... get a life!!!!!!!!! When did you last bang out of a 'fast jet'? Anyway, jolly good show to the young chap for pulling the handle!
DX Wombat
24th Jul 2003, 16:05
BBC Look North News has just announced that this is thought to be the result of a birdstrike. Glad to hear the pilot is OK.
newswatcher
24th Jul 2003, 16:41
Tim, my comment was a dig at the BBC for headlining it as "an RAF fighter". Regular contributors will know that PPRuNe deplores sloppy reporting. To their credit, they "dropped" this headline in later editions, which is why ORAC's link no longer shows this.
Edited to placate farfrompuken and min drag, who also appear to have missed the point. := :=
Farfrompuken
24th Jul 2003, 22:35
Newswatcher.....
MASSIVE!!!!!
I hope:confused:
Think your protocol is way off track, mate.
Get a life.
Well done to the chap involved. Hope your recovery is rapid, and give yourself a pat on the back (but not before it's stopped hurting!!!!):D
newswatcher
24th Jul 2003, 23:00
FFP :ouch: :confused:
Echo 5
24th Jul 2003, 23:58
Great news that the pilot got out ok.
Not so good news for the grey faces in the Treasury when the RAF tell them that they want 32 new Hawks and not the 31 that they (the Treasury) are still dithering about.
Min Drag
25th Jul 2003, 04:58
Newswatcher
No. of posts not necessarily related to length of time spent browsing PPRuNE, just occasionally someone gets under your skin enough to have to make comment!
Well done to the chap who jumped out - jet, trainer, fighter - whatever, a bird at 420kts wakes you up just the same :O
jungly
25th Jul 2003, 16:27
How does it go?
When in doubt, there is no doubt....GET OUT!
Well done! Dont let the BOI get you down! :ok:
Vectoredthrust
25th Jul 2003, 17:45
Another good job from Martin Baker, keep up the good work.