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Two eject from Harrier in Cyprus...

Postby igs942 » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:53 pm

Non-life-threatening injuries sustained...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7879658.stm

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Re: Two eject from Harrier in Cyprus...

Postby OVERLORD_CHRIS » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:51 pm

Well at least they are ok.
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Re: Two eject from Harrier in Cyprus...

Postby expat » Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:02 am

The crew members were on a training exercise at the Akrotiri base when it is thought the plane caught fire.


Did you know that the Harrier is one of the few military aircraft that do not have a fire bottle? The new generation of Harrier II aircraft (Gr5 and up) the bottle was removed. The older Gr3 and T4 have one, but it was considered that it was always
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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