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Nasty Accident...

Postby C » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:58 pm

Yak 55/Extra 200 collision at an air race in Malta...

Swedish Yak pilot killed, Irish Extra pilot survives...

http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=247544&pid=23
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby Ecko » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:55 pm

Saw that one the news today, sad. :(
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby C » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:51 am

Sadly, as often occurs, it appeared on the news bullitins purely for entertainment value, but doesn't appear on the TV news websites...


Journalistic scum as always - would they show someone being killed in a car crash on the news?
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby Stormtropper » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:00 am

Sadly, as often occurs, it appeared on the news bullitins purely for entertainment value, but doesn't appear on the TV news websites...


Journalistic scum as always - would they show someone being killed in a car crash on the news?


Actually, they do...and thats why I stopped watching my local news...
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:00 am

Charlie you've really got the military feel for journalists ;D Now round 'em up, put 'em in a field and bomb the bastards (as Kennys fab General Franklin D. Bombthebastards would say) ;D
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby C » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:16 am

Charlie you've really got the military feel for journalists ;D Now round 'em up, put 'em in a field and bomb the bastards (as Kennys fab General Franklin D. Bombthebastards would say) ;D



Exactly... I fuly support embedded journalists...


...as long as they're five yards ahead of the front line! :)
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:21 am

One of my dark fantasies whilst in the service was to take down the Daily Mail offices with a load of LAW 66s and a GPMG with a LOAD of ammo.... mind you given the chance I think I'd still do it ;D
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby beaky » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:37 am

Racing is probably the riskiest type of flying... terrible news but at least only one person lost his life... for what little that's worth.
That's one lucky Irishman, from the look of the remains of that Extra... I wish him a full and speedy etc.
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby C » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:53 am

That's one lucky Irishman, from the look of the remains of that Extra... I wish him a full and speedy etc.


From the pics I've seen he must have had a lightweight ejection seat...
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby Airshow_lover » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:36 pm

Just in case anyone wanted to see the accident,

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogalle ... Midair.wmv

No gore or anything.

From the video, I conclude that the tail was basically chopped off and then the plane had no stability making it pitch up then kinda going into a tumble.
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby C » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:01 pm


No gore or anything.


No. Just some poor bloke dying. ::) You may have noticed I avoided posting one of the (several) video links when I started the thread.
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Re: Nasty Accident...

Postby cheesegrater » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:16 pm

No gore or anything.


I saw one video where the pilot was gibbed.
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