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Postby Aceyone » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:18 pm

Report into the Red Arrows collision last year
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/46174215-E7F0-4BF4-9838-7E65BC0B8655/0/redarrows_findings.pdf
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Re: Reds

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:38 pm

An INTERESTING read!
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Re: Reds

Postby Aceyone » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:43 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:An INTERESTING read!


but a long one :(
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Re: Reds

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:45 pm

I think the term you are looking for is THOROUGH!
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Re: Reds

Postby Mayfly » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:53 pm

yes you need to filter out the niff naff find the nitty gritty!! ;)
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Re: Reds

Postby XR219 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:09 pm

Interesting. I thought this might cover the second accident involving XX253, which happened at Farnborough. I've read very little on the latter and XX253 hasn't been seen since - I assume it's still at Farnborough and that it's now wfu.
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Re: Reds

Postby Mayfly » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:23 pm

don't recall that 219 what happened at FAB
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Re: Reds

Postby Aceyone » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:24 pm

What she said :-o
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Re: Reds

Postby Thumper » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:12 pm

Indeed, what Farnborough incident?

Quite hard reading that report, especially for both pilots involved.

Off topic slightly but... is there anymore news on why the Hawk Display Pilot was "relieved of duties"?
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Re: Reds

Postby Aceyone » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:22 pm

Thumper wrote:Indeed, what Farnborough incident?

Quite hard reading that report, especially for both pilots involved.

Off topic slightly but... is there anymore news on why the Hawk Display Pilot was "relieved of duties"?


The only thing I read was that he pulled a few surprise moves that were'nt on the menu as it were (pulling too much " g" )
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Re: Reds

Postby XR219 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:58 pm

The Farnborough incident was a small collision which resulted in damage to XX253. IIRC it was either just before the show or in one of the early show days. Either way XX253 is no longer active.
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Re: Reds

Postby Thumper » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:10 am

I have no recollection about that incident! I remember one of the Red's had an undercarriage problem coming in to land at RIAT last year... I think, gosh my memory is terrible!
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Re: Reds

Postby Mayfly » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:57 am

XR219 wrote:The Farnborough incident was a small collision which resulted in damage to XX253. IIRC it was either just before the show or in one of the early show days. Either way XX253 is no longer active.



It's still shown as one of the 13 aircraft they have on the register :-??
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Re: Reds

Postby Thumper » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:10 pm

Extensive google and airshow forum searching brings up no further incidents involving XX253 apart from the Crete accident :-?
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Re: Reds

Postby Mayfly » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:15 pm

I checked too this morning Thumps - I also searched the other main fora but found nothing, zilch, zero, diddley squat :(
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Re: Reds

Postby Thumper » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:19 pm

Perhaps XR219 could elaborate further on where he got this information from, that might help!
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