Tornado off runway
On the Beeb website now.
BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | RAF Tornado jet overshoots runway
at least they used the right picture if it was a GR4
BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | RAF Tornado jet overshoots runway
at least they used the right picture if it was a GR4
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BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | RAF Tornado jet overshoots runway
hmmm, better watch out for the "radiation from a flare"!
[of course, this post no longer makes sense as they have updated the news article - the original stated that the nearby road was closed due to radiation from a flare]
hmmm, better watch out for the "radiation from a flare"!
[of course, this post no longer makes sense as they have updated the news article - the original stated that the nearby road was closed due to radiation from a flare]
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Took the above about an hour ago. Hope the crew walked away okay - looks like they may have taken a bird in the windscreen rather than in one of the intakes.
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I do hope the crew...
....are OK either nose leg has sunk or has gone lossie. Fingers crossed.
Be careful guys/gals it's time of the year (almost)
Cloudscape sunset print from a painting NEW ARRIVALS depicting migrating geese
AL1 It's the pin bag sitting there
as seen from those linked pictures!
Be careful guys/gals it's time of the year (almost)
Cloudscape sunset print from a painting NEW ARRIVALS depicting migrating geese
AL1 It's the pin bag sitting there
as seen from those linked pictures!
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Made me divert to Teeside (closed because of another military div!) then EDI when I have a blessed court case the next day and having to land with fumes. How rude. 
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I was SLF on KLM flight this morning (05:55). I thought the pilot was departing on a shortened runway. I presumed we would depart from 07 via taxiway Alpha. Instead, he used taxiway Bravo and called 'cabin crew, seats for take off'. I started to panic thinking he is going to try and take off from the bravo's! 
Note - it was dense fog this morning, so I thought he had made a mistake.
Instead, he back tracked 07 and started his take off role from the numbers on 25. Could see the F3 about 50ft from the extended threshold. Taxiway Delta was closed due to vechicle traffic.
Note - it was dense fog this morning, so I thought he had made a mistake. Instead, he back tracked 07 and started his take off role from the numbers on 25. Could see the F3 about 50ft from the extended threshold. Taxiway Delta was closed due to vechicle traffic.
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BHendersonHere's a theory without any factual proof. How about a mid-air between the two aircraft? Today 15:01
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Maybe the crew, under cover of 'fog', quickly disguised their F3 as a GR4, using various maps / books and choccie bars to avoid embarrasment. Oh and then quickly changed their home base to Lossi, using JPA. 
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Oh and then quickly changed their home base to Lossi, using JPA.
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Last edited by Pezza; 6th Aug 2008 at 20:41. Reason: To add quote, now I have worked it out!