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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby C » Mon Aug 24, 2015 2:07 pm

The first clips shown on the news showed the first most visible part, and one of the hardest, put in place. The commentators nightmare.

Professionalism throughout by a top class display organiser I have no doubt.
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:08 pm

Doug sprang to my mind when I first heard about this, his neck of the woods & all that!

I hope he's ok!

Awful accident, the investigation needs to find the cause before knee jerk reactions....
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby C » Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:28 am

It appears Doug is on holiday. :)
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby expat » Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:52 am

C wrote:It appears Doug is on holiday. :)



That IS good news......... :D

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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:43 am

Just had it confirmed, he's in Florida with the family, didn't go to Shoreham after all. Thank goodness our favourite font of wisdom is safe, I'll be seeing him in just over a fortnight and buying him a pint or two on behalf of all of us ;-)
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby 4_Series_Scania » Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:13 pm

Great news in an otherwise grim event. :)
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby Hagar » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:18 am

What a terrible tragedy.

Yes, I've just returned home from a wonderful holiday so I don't know the full details yet. Thanks to everyone for your concern for my welfare.
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 8:11 am

Glad to see you back safe and sound Doug ;-)
Can't wait to see you Tuesday week for a catch-up and planes :-D Do you think your Spitfire girl will be there?
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:21 am

No definitive news yet, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-34156681 but I'm hard pressed to believe it was pilot error.
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby C » Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:26 pm

Most airshow incidents are...
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Re: Shoreham UK Airshow disaster

Postby expat » Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:49 am

C wrote:Most airshow incidents are...


I think we could unfortunately push "most" to about 99%...........either pilots getting creative by adding something in the last moments or being too low pretty much covers air show accidents. :cry:

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