Tucano Down at Linton (Pilot OK)
 

Currently on another site is a report that a Tucano has gone down at Linton this afternoon, Pilot reported to have ejected at low level, but is reported as OK

BBC report: BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Pilot injured as aircraft crashes

Just seen the Yorkshire Air Ambulance land on scene followed 25 mins later by SAR.

God bless Martin-Baker:D:D:D

Been there, done it - it hurts!!


Ivor

"pilot taken to QMC NOTTINGHAM".
probably laying on a trolly in a forgotten corner as we speak, wondering when he will be treated.
oh, and thinking "why can i smell pizza"?

QUEENS MEDICAL CENTRE, the only hospital with a pizza emporium in the foyer!!!!
a shocking, dump of a hospital!!!:(

p.s, i of course hope he is well soon:ok:

Must have changed considerably since I was there having my back re-assembled :suspect:

Pilot named by BBC.

Get well soon!

Odd that his name's got out so quick.
Careless talk....
Walls have ears and all that!
BV:oh:

Assuming NOK all informed it is good that his name is released quickly - it means that all the other Tucano pilots relatives and friends need not be concerned.

Looks like he was meant to be the 2009 Tucano display pilot

RAF Tucano Display Team - News

Not many people have had that carreer path - Harrier - GR4 - Tucano!!!

One less for the line tomorrow
:=
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7157

Tucano Crash 12th March 09

Understand the Tucano bit.

Don't understand the Harrier to GR4 bit.

Lack of single seat slots at the time?

So Flap,

What are you trying to say??????

Wishing the pilot a speedy recovery.

Some images recorded after the ejection.

Tucano Crash 12th March 09

Where does that leave the 2009 tucano dispaly then? :}

Interesting pictures on the link from TEEEJ. Airframe looks almost totally intact with a few obvious exceptions (prop and ejection seat to name two!). Obviously have no idea what went wrong but from the images one could suggest he almost got away with it...or did a fantastic job flying the aircraft before pulling the yellow and black!

Glad to hear pilot on the road to recovery. No doubt he'll have a good story to tell in the bar once the excitement has died down and to the grandchildren in a few years!

SW

If he makes a full recovery, (and here's hoping he's back in the wide blue yonder in very short order) then he will probably be given the chance to carry on, if everyones happy with it. If not, then whoever came second in the selection will be brought up to speed.

PS Lets hear it again for those wizards at Martin Baker :D:ok:

PPS Very sadly, it reminds me of a JP3 crash in allmost the same part of the airfield in the early 1980's. I believe it was a JP display practise; unfortunately the pilot died. (Perhaps someone can confirm this?)

A JP display pilot crashed at Linton in the spring of 1977.

I remember that one because it was the day before I arrived to begin my BFTS course on the aircraft.

The pilot didn't die but he was very severely injured and I don't think he ever recovered. The SMO got a bravery award for digging in the earth down to the pilot and performing a tracheaotomy on him in situ, which saved his life (aircraft was inverted, with him still strapped into the live ejection seat).

Something in the depths of my memory also tells me there may have been yet another aeros accident later, perhaps the one previously referred to.