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Merlin Forced/precautionary landing in Field in Coventry area?

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Old 15th Sep 2011, 17:22
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Merlin Forced/precautionary landing in Field in Coventry area?

Just reading on another Forum that a Merlin made a forced or precautionary landing around the Coventry area today? I dont know details, just second hand info, original thread with YouTube vid here:
This def doesnt happen everyday !!! - PassionFord

Looks as if everyone is ok & no damage to the aircraft from what I can see in the videos, well done anyway to the crew!
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Merlin

Slightly better pictures on this link.

Merlin Emergency Landing in a Field • FighterControl • Military Aviation Forum

The airframe was ZJ120.

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You'd think he would have chosen a bit of the field already cut though.
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"so the crew put the Merlin down in a oil seed rape field while the combine was cutting it"

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I wonder if the crews had to fight off any of the slack-jawed, sticky-fingered locals? All that potential scrap metal sat in a field near Pikeytown UK, it just doesn't bear thinking about.

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All linked(or not as it turned out) to the pumas over Paisley thread...
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