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RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Anark » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:02 am

In the wash!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6080376.stm

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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:12 am

There's a joke there somewhere about putting a Tornado in the wash...
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby cspyro21 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:13 am

Good to hear that the two pilots ejected safely....
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby eno » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:24 am

There's a joke there somewhere about putting a Tornado in the wash...


I wonder if Tornados shrink in the wash?
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Anark » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:39 am


I wonder if Tornados shrink in the wash?



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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:45 pm

*Tornado in the Wash joke #2*

I lost a sock in the wash once... So I know just how they feel.
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby 61_OTU » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:52 pm


I wonder if Tornados shrink in the wash?


Dunno, but I bet they depreciate fairly quickly!

"For Sale Tornado GR4. Missing 2x ejector seats. Some water damage"

Glad the boys are ok, expensive swim though ;)
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:53 pm

Does the lable on a Tornado say "Hand wash only"? If so that might be why the lost it.
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Craig. » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:49 pm

Wonder whos insurance pays for that? Pilot or WSO ;D
Glad they are both ok.
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:03 pm

Wonder whos insurance pays for that? Pilot or WSO ;D
Glad they are both ok.

Maybe they'll both get hung out to dry.
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby igs942 » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:00 pm

Government will rinse them for all they've got.
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Anark » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:17 pm

Pictures of the crash here.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/news_0610_20.html
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby F3Hadlow » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:47 am

It happens, the important thing is that no-one was hurt.
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Re: RAF Tornado Crash!

Postby Anark » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:14 pm

They think it could have been a bird strike.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6087226.stm
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