Red Arrows Incident?

By: mmitch - 10th September 2003 at 09:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

There is a bit more info on the Reds website at:-
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/news.html
mmitch.

By: Yak 11 Fan - 10th September 2003 at 09:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Good job they fly around with 8 spare aircraft then :p

Glad nobody was hurt. (In defence of UKAR it was reported there yesterday afternoon).

By: Tony C - 10th September 2003 at 10:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I heard it reported by everybody's favourite Corporation that "a Red Arrows jet has crash landed" rather than saying that it had simply run of the runway.

Still at least everyone was OK!

By: EN830 - 10th September 2003 at 17:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I posted this on the General Discussion Board, not sure what the serial is except that it is Red 2.

By: bentwingbomber - 10th September 2003 at 19:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Funny how an incident with an RAF aircraft at an airshow is kept fairly low in the press

But then it didnt happen at Duxford did it?

By: Mark9 - 10th September 2003 at 19:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I agree ? If that had been Duxford it would have been all over the press.
Anna
:mad: :mad: :confused: :eek: :mad:

By: David Burke - 10th September 2003 at 19:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Compare how many historic aircraft incidents have happened at Duxford compared to Jersey and it's hardly surprising that they tend to notice and report Duxford!

By: Bluebird Mike - 10th September 2003 at 20:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Bl**dy Reds, now they're trying to get into the car parks to stop me leaving when they're on!

By: warbirdUK - 10th September 2003 at 20:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I like the professional recovery unit! Maybe they could be supported by Land Rover next season. :D :D :D

By: bentwingbomber - 10th September 2003 at 20:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Reds Crashing,Crashing....

GO!!

By: David Burke - 10th September 2003 at 20:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I thought when I first saw it he was attempting a ski-jump
take off and bottled out at the last minute!

By: EN830 - 10th September 2003 at 20:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Reading the local paper tonight there was more damage done to the aircraft trying to retrieve it than when it ran off the runway and down a slop into the pile of gravel.

However the crew were lucky the pile was there, it saved them from a 300ft drop in to St Ouens bay.

They'll be displaying tomorrow as normal.

By: EN830 - 10th September 2003 at 20:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Originally posted by bentwingbomber
Funny how an incident with an RAF aircraft at an airshow is kept fairly low in the press

But then it didnt happen at Duxford did it?

And it didn't happen at the airshow, they were arrriving, only a small point but worth pointing out, also no one was hurt in the incident only the pride of Flt Lt Jez Griggs!!!

However today we had another incident with a Harrier which landed with a hydraulic fault, the press managed to get it wrong again by saying it was a GR3.

By: mmitch - 10th September 2003 at 20:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I wonder how it will get off Jersey. By sea or air? Could a big transport (like a C17) land there?
mmitch.

By: David Burke - 10th September 2003 at 20:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Pulling her up that slope by her noseleg isnt exactly the best way
of recovering her ! I think they should have invested in a crane for a couple of hours and a slinging kit from 'crash and smash'
at St.Athan. The noseleg is ideal for towing on the flat but your putting an enormous strain on her going up a slope like that.

By: David Burke - 10th September 2003 at 20:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Mitch - the easiest way will be be fly a team out from St. Athan-fix her and then get the aircrew to fly her back to Scampton. I cannot remember if Scampton has heavy recs or not but it's not rocket science to get her home.
As for a C-17 I am sure it could easily get into Jersey - I think Channel Express use A-300 freighters into there so tactical airlifters shouldn't be a problem!

By: EN830 - 10th September 2003 at 21:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

We've had DC10's and 757's in here in the past, so I reckon a C17 with it's reasonable short field capability shouldn't be much of a problem.

They managed to damage the tail section as the dragged it up the slope, in fact the strap broke at one point and the aircraft rolled back to do more damage.

As the RAF are getting new Hawks, maybe they'll scrap it on site !!!!;)

By: David Burke - 10th September 2003 at 22:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I think they could have called the AA out and had a better job done. Just look at what the strop is attached to - it just looks like
a comedy of errors.