Reports coming in the Rockwell Bronco crashed at Kemble this afternoon
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Reports coming in the Rockwell Bronco crashed at Kemble this afternoon
Bronco crash at kemble today
A bit sketchy on details yet ,but it looks like a Rockwell Bronco failed to pull out of a manouver,hitting the ground near the tower, huge fireball but it looks like this might have been the drop tank underneath ,looks like pilot is being tended to by emergency services, plane or front end on its side,praying all is ok
A bit sketchy on details yet ,but it looks like a Rockwell Bronco failed to pull out of a manouver,hitting the ground near the tower, huge fireball but it looks like this might have been the drop tank underneath ,looks like pilot is being tended to by emergency services, plane or front end on its side,praying all is ok
From elsewhere on the web, Hope he is OK
Bronco crash at kemble today - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums
Light aircraft crash at Kemble Airfield (From This Is Wiltshire)
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Pilot flown to hospital after crash landing at Kemble Airfield (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
"At approximately 3pm today the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) helicopter was dispatched to Kemble Airfield to reports of a crash landing.
The GWAAC aircraft landed at Kemble Airfield at 3.15pm, at approximately the same time as Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
A light aircraft did appear to have crash-landed and had suffered subsequent fire damage.
The male pilot, aged 48, was still conscious at the time of the helicopter’s arrival.
GWAAC medical staff anaesthetised the patient ahead of transport to Frenchay Hospital in the Wiltshire Air Ambulance aircraft. "
"At approximately 3pm today the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) helicopter was dispatched to Kemble Airfield to reports of a crash landing.
The GWAAC aircraft landed at Kemble Airfield at 3.15pm, at approximately the same time as Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
A light aircraft did appear to have crash-landed and had suffered subsequent fire damage.
The male pilot, aged 48, was still conscious at the time of the helicopter’s arrival.
GWAAC medical staff anaesthetised the patient ahead of transport to Frenchay Hospital in the Wiltshire Air Ambulance aircraft. "
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Rockwell Bronco
Was this the Bronco that was at Fairford over the weekend?
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Might be due to foreshortening, but so too were the public, given the apparent proximity to the car park.
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Not good; I hope the pilot recovers quickly and fully.
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Might be due to foreshortening, but so too were the public, given the apparent proximity to the car park.
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Anyone else feel it slightly inappropriate for an ambulance crew to post pictures and comments on patient handling online?
No doubt those photos will find their way into the press.
No doubt those photos will find their way into the press.
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Unless that Gnat is MASSIVE I think that might be the case.
*By a happy coincidence a Folland Gnat is roughly the same length as a Routemaster bus, so the civvy press will be able to use a direct conversion into their preferred unit of measurement.
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Couldn't agree more.........and probably in confliction with their Contract of Employment.
Not very professional. Just imagine if every emergency Fire, Police or Ambulance crew on a call started to do that ??
Couldn't agree more.........and probably in confliction with their Contract of Employment.
Not very professional. Just imagine if every emergency Fire, Police or Ambulance crew on a call started to do that ??
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Anyone else feel it slightly inappropriate for an ambulance crew to post pictures and comments on patient handling online?
I find what has been said about the patient's condition very worrying. He is going to need a great deal of help to recover. Those who believe in the power of prayer would do well to start in earnest. I really do hope he recovers but it will be a long, slow, painful process and he and his family will need all the help they can get.
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Anyone else feel it slightly inappropriate for an ambulance crew to post pictures and comments on patient handling online?
No doubt those photos will find their way into the press.
No doubt those photos will find their way into the press.
Not very professional. Just imagine if every emergency Fire, Police or Ambulance crew on a call started to do that ??
As for the 'just imagine...' comment, I think social media has been fully embraced by all the emergency services and tweeting is actively encouraged, although some tweeters occasionally get reprimanded as 'the rules' aren't quite clear. Not on tw@tter myself, but those that are will be able to tell you how active the tweeting is.
A quick google and an aviation minded look at 'who is following who' found;
Essex Air Ambulance (Essexairamb) on Twitter
Yorkshire Air Amb (YorkshireAirAmb) on Twitter
Kent Air Ambulance (kairambulance) on Twitter
NW Air Ambulance (NWAirAmbulance) on Twitter
Great North Air Amb (GNairambulance) on Twitter
Essex Air Ambulance (Essexairamb) on Twitter
MPS Helicopter (MPSinthesky) on Twitter
Nth West Air Support (NWCopter) on Twitter
NEASU (Durham) (Durpol_Copter) on Twitter
EMASU (EMASUhelicopter) on Twitter
WMP Helicopter (WMP_Helicopter) on Twitter
WY Police Helicopter (WYPHelicopter) on Twitter
QH99 helicopter (qh99heli) on Twitter
etc etc
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dont blaim the air ambulance crew
There is often a civi film crew on board, and as such whilst they should respect those involved, were perhaps able to provide the PP public with a realistic view of the incident location.
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Anyone else feel it slightly inappropriate for an ambulance crew to post pictures and comments on patient handling online?
As for the comments on the patient, they are really only of a general nature, no specific details were released and indeed there was a response to a question where he said "You will understand I am not able to release that information due to the needs of patient confidentiality." I think that just enough details were released for the public to know that, as DX said, He is going to need a great deal of help to recover and it will be a long, slow, painful process, he and his family will need all the help they can get.
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I'm not sure that I can see the difference - other than timing - between the helo crew posting info on line and 'Helicopter Heroes', 'Highland Emergency', 'Coppers on Bikes' or any other reality first respose TV programme.
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After witnessing the crash I would like to pay tribute to the airport fire service who responded rapidly and fought and extinguished the fire , the pilot was lucky to survive the impact and lucky again that the fire service saved his life ...
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Helicopter Heroes', 'Highland Emergency', 'Coppers on Bikes' or any other reality first respose TV programme.