Marham Crash
 

My I express my condolences to the families of those who perished in the crash. My thoughts are with them.

rudolf

Very sad news. I send my condolences to all affected by this tragic event and hope that the ejectee recovers as rapidly as possible.

Presumably a T4 due to the 3 PoB?

As a long-term honorary member of 39 (1 PRU) Squadron, I offer my condolences to the families, friends and squadron comrades of those lost today.

I wish I could be there with you but tonight I will raise a glass in salute to the memory of the departed.

Good aviators, fine company, better friends one could not wish for.



SBG

Extremely sad to hear the news this morning on waking. Only left the Sqn a couple of years ago, and although they say the first tour is your best, it was the people that made it for me.

Thinking of you all.

Stitch

Left the Squadron in '97, best job with the best people in my RAF career.

Condolences to the families and the squadron as a whole.

A sad day.

CS

Saddened to hear of this tragic night-flying event. In offering my condolences to the families and friends of the aircrew I know I will be joined by the thousands of ex-Canberra men world-wide who will be just as shocked as I was to hear the news.

The BBC report shows a picture of a PR.9 but with "three crew" mentioned it would have been a T.4.

:(

May I add my condolences to the families and the squadron.

My thoughts go out to you all.

Rej

Dreadful news. My thoughts are with all the guys and their families this morning. There but for the Grace of God - Rest in Peace.

Ginseng

My sadness at this accident is a reminder of continuing sadness from other Canberra accidents over the years.

Of course our feelings are for the families of those involved in this desperate news.

Another point of view is posted on the main rumour forum.

A sad loss to their families, the RAF, our country and our way of life.

When I flew the Canberra during holding back in 1970 I had no idea that 34 years later I would still be reading such news about it. My sincere condolences to all affected by this sad incident.

My condolences to all concerned and as Beeayeate has said will be echoed by all military (and non mil) aviators around the world. 2LP's thread re. the history of the Canberra's safety record over the years is not without some merit in that it concentrates the mind and reminds us that all forms of aviation have a very large slice of risk associated with it's very performance. However, that is not a sufficiently strong case IMHO to suggest that the "queen of the skies" should be withdrawn from service. In my days of mil flying we accepted the risks and trained hard to minimise them, and I have no reason to believe that the present generation are any less responsible or capable- in fact I believe that they are probably more professional than most of us from the 60's. That being said when I went to the OCU at Bassingborne the Canberra was considered dated and not too long for the then modernising RAF, despite a safety record (i.e. losses v total number built as a %) better by far than the Gnat, Lightning, F104. That the type still provides a needed service to the 21st Century Air Force is sufficient for it's continuance and it should be down to the experience and professionalism of those who fly operate and deploy the aircraft to call for its end.

RIP

Raised our glasses 12,000 miles away, many drinks sunk tonight.

Cheers

My thoughts are with the families of those who where involved. As a friend of one of those who did not make it out, i raise a glass to you.

Ol

A friend he indeed was.
A finer aviator you would be hard pushed to find.


RIP Reichman

An utter tragedy, and I send my heartfelt condolences to all concerned. RIP dear friends, may God Bless those left behind.

Kind regards
The Swinging Monkey

RIP.

Sincere condolences to family, friends and colleagues of those lost.

A speedy and complete recovery to the injured crew.

Brian

Condolences to family and friends of the crew, those of us stranded here in Lincoln Nebraska who lost a personal friend are raising a glass to your memory mate. .....Tragic loss

Have we lost a Ppruner?

(I'll delete this post if I've got the wrong end of the stick)

Sincere condolences from all at PPRuNe ..... our deepest sympathy to all affected by this tragic accident.