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Edmund Spencer

8th Dec 2020 05:45

Australian F18

Two pilots have been forced to eject from a fighter jet at Amberley Airbase, south-west of Ipswich in Queensland.
The incident involving an F/A-18 occurred near a runway about 2.30pm.

tartare

8th Dec 2020 06:56

Interesting video on Ch9 just now.
What you can't see from the still of the blackened jet is that it's still trundling along on the grass - without the two occupants!
Not clear if under power or just the inertia built up during the takeoff roll.

See:
https://7news.com.au/news/accidents/...rley-c-1730017

Helluva hard landing for ejectees, looks like quite a crosswind and the jet only stops when the nose gear collapses.

josephfeatherweight

8th Dec 2020 07:39

Quote:

Helluva hard landing for ejectees, looks like quite a crosswind and the jet only stops when the nose gear collapses.

It's not easy to see, but I don't think the nosewheel collapses - I think it runs into a ditch.

Buster Hyman

8th Dec 2020 08:05

Hopefully more salvageable than the last one.

ORAC	8th Dec 2020 10:31

Also a thread on the Australa/NZ forum.

https://www.pprune.org/australia-new...l#post10942691

dead_pan

8th Dec 2020 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by tartare (Post 10942698)

They look like screengrabs from a video.

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