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Reports of plane crash at Oulton Park Carfest 2015 - latest updates - Manchester Evening News
Fingers crossed for no casualties.
Fingers crossed for no casualties.
Not a good day today as there has also been a Spitfire crash at Biggin Hill as well.
Quoted from BHHH Facebook page:
Spitfire MK912 this afternoon suffered a loss of power after takeoff and forced landed back on the airfield. The aircraft is badly damaged but Pilot Dan Griffith carried out a text book forced landing and is OK.
Reports are that Dan has been taken to hospital though, and judging by the damage to the a/c it would seem to be a lucky escape!
Quoted from BHHH Facebook page:
Spitfire MK912 this afternoon suffered a loss of power after takeoff and forced landed back on the airfield. The aircraft is badly damaged but Pilot Dan Griffith carried out a text book forced landing and is OK.
Reports are that Dan has been taken to hospital though, and judging by the damage to the a/c it would seem to be a lucky escape!
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From the official carfest.org website:
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Air displays are also a huge attraction with the RAF Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight among the flying favourites.
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Condolences to the pilot's family. 
It is a great shame that in the immediate aftermath the BBC is quoting an aviation "expert" as saying:
There are multiple inferences to be made there, but ones made on totally false premises. Perhaps Mr Bray can take the time to research the use of the Gnat T.1 with the Red Arrows.
It is a great shame that in the immediate aftermath the BBC is quoting an aviation "expert" as saying:
Aviation expert Julian Bray said the type of Gnat plane involved in the crash had been around since 1955.
He said: "They had great ideas for these little aircraft but they didn't quite made it. The RAF did use them for training purposes but never for display purposes. They went with another variant. They sold theirs on, mainly.
He said: "They had great ideas for these little aircraft but they didn't quite made it. The RAF did use them for training purposes but never for display purposes. They went with another variant. They sold theirs on, mainly.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Ewan and it was a fighter with the Finnish and Indian Air Forces. In the latter case it achieved several kills.
