Harrier Down
 

Afternoon all,

Just picked up a whisper ref a Harrier down in Oxford, any news?

Not a journo, just an interested party.

Regards

Feet dry sends

Heard the same on the rumour mill but nothing more.

'Plane down near Oxford
 

Both crew said to have ejected at low level. Roads closed.

Hopefully the crew are ok. Any news as to a/c type ? Heard it was a Harrier - but can't confirm that

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Harrier Down????????
 

Hope the crew got out without being hurt, used to work on them a long time ago, good bunch of boys:confused:

Live on Radio Oxford now 17:38
Harrier down near Sturdeys Castle Pub

At least one OK, crashed in the road, coming from the north

Estimated ejected at 100ft @ 45degree angle and landed 2 fields away (aircraft engineer & airfield fireman reporting)

Confirmed by him as a single seater

Harrier
 

5 News reporting a Harrier as well.....hope the crew escaped unharmed!

BBC Report
 

BBC Reporting crew of 2 ejected near a pub. Fingers crossed they are ok.

RAF plane crashes near rural pub

A RAF plane has crashed in Tackley North of Oxford, according to eye witness reports.

People at the scene say the pilot and co-pilot ejected while the plane was very close to the ground.

The plane then crashed near Sturdy's Castle Pub on the A4260 in Tackley on Friday evening.

A spokesman from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that firefighters are at the scene of the crash off Banbury Road.

Best of wishes to all and hope they are both okay.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5177868.stm

Hi Gang;

BBC reprt at the above. Crew seemed to have got out.:ok:

Standard of reporting woeful as ever (Friday???):ugh:

More LAter;
'J' Bloke!!:cool:

Sky news report MOD confirm Pilot ejected safely, confirmed as a single seater

Edit 17:55: witness report that a/c tried to get into a hover just before the crash.

Pilot reported to be in the Pub, scratched but OK

GR9 (MOD)

For those that don't know the area this would be about 2 miles N of Oxford/Kidlington airfield

Sounds like the harrier landed on a road, and may have even hits cars. Fingers crossed there are no casualties.

Probably going for a pint . . .

According to 'reports' on the R&N thread, the pilot might have been trying to put it down on the road (went into the hover?).

Eyewitness Matt Gray told the BBC News Website: "It seems the aircraft did a fly-by of Oxford Airport first before circling around - possibly to join the traffic pattern for landing.

Saw it happen.

All very fast, quite frightening.

Definately saw one chute, and a HUGE fireball!

I just hope that everyone is O.K.

The latest we have heard at RIAT is that it hit a car, but that the driver went to the pub after the accident - could be rumour, but if true I can't say I blame him!

Can anyone confirm this was a single seater as I've seen reports it was a two seater, though thankfully both pilots were allegedly seen to eject.:confused: