Well done to all involved!!
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One does wonder about the press - this gave me the best laugh this week:
Pilot goes blind in mid-air but RAF talk him down safely - The Daily Record
A fighter jet was scrambled to fly alongside the stricken plane and the crew talked him down.....
......The RAF said a fighter plane used for training pilots was sent up to intercept Jim's Cessna. It had been modified so it was able to travel at a slow enough speed to fly alongside the Cessna.
......The RAF said a fighter plane used for training pilots was sent up to intercept Jim's Cessna. It had been modified so it was able to travel at a slow enough speed to fly alongside the Cessna.
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Just saw this reported on Sky News. The Cessna was a "Cessna jet", the graphics showed a Citation, and although the Tucano was reported as such the graphics showed a P51!! 
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BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Blind pilot guided to land by RAF
now has an interview with his son
BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Blind pilot guided to land by RAF
now has an interview with his son
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Superb bit of PR for the RAF - the CFI made it sound as if he does that every day. Not forgetting that he was flying his own aircraft at the same time, I imagine 
cracking effort! Finally something to make us all proud of being in the RAF amongst all the doom and gloom.Best wishes for a speedy recovery - you're not going to be short of stories in your local after this one.
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Absolutely well done to the team that helped him down, however I think that we should also salute the gentleman concerned who showed remarkable composure given the circumstances that he found himself in. I hope that I would act in such a way should it ever happen to me.
, however I think that we should also salute the gentleman concerned who showed remarkable composure given the circumstances that he found himself in. I hope that I would act in such a way should it ever happen to me.
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Just seen it on the ITV News.
1. Stn Cdr was wearing his poppy on the wrong side.
2. The hangar floor was a complete and utter state with the cameras there! So much for contractorisation ..... no Sqn WO.
What is the RAF coming to?
1. Stn Cdr was wearing his poppy on the wrong side.
2. The hangar floor was a complete and utter state with the cameras there! So much for contractorisation ..... no Sqn WO.
What is the RAF coming to?
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Well done.
All concerned are a credit to the nation. With so much bad news around just now it's good to hear something positive. A speedy recovery to the pilot of the Cessna.
Well done again to all....time for some beer!!!
Well done again to all....time for some beer!!!
