Two choppers collide at RAF Ternhill

[igs942]

One confirmed dead.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shro ... 249259.stm

Sad news.

[ozzy72]

Shocking and sad news

[Fozzer]

Sad news indeed.

Having just heard this in the radio, and as an aside, following a link from the RAF Shawbury Internet Site, a useful bit of information for Local Residents, and Livestock farmers wondering why their Cattle and Sheep are aborting...!

Low flying Activity....down to ground level!>>>

http://www.forums.mod.uk/lowflying/index.htm

Fortunately I am outside the area of intense aerial activity, therefore Mrs Sheep in my shed is perfectly contented...
...you will all be pleased to know... ...!

Paul... 8-)...!

Although we all love watching baby Cessna 150's floating gently overhead, one thing that winds us all up, are low flying Police Helicopters, Military Helicopters, Aerial Photography Helicopters, etc buzzing the roof-tops... ...!

Still, sad news regarding the Helicopter crews at Shawbury.

[C]

Very sad indeed. Looks very nasty...

My condolences to the family of the crew member killed, and a speedy recovery to those in hospital.

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[C]

Sad news indeed.

Having just heard this in the radio, and as an aside, following a link from the RAF Shawbury Internet Site, a useful bit of information for Local Residents, and Livestock farmers wondering why their Cattle and Sheep are aborting...!

Unfortunately there are drawbacks to low flying, but it has to be done. There is some irony in that the lower the helo operates, the greater chance it has of seeing horse riders etc, and avoiding them.

[beaky]

Not exactly a bright side, but I am surprised that only one was killed... they must have been very low and probably moving very slowly, or at least one of them was.  Could've been much worse, for what that's worth... :-/

[C]

Not exactly a bright side, but I am surprised that only one was killed... they must have been very low and probably moving very slowly, or at least one of them was.  Could've been much worse, for what that's worth... :-/

RAF Ternhill is a relief airfield. These are nromally used around UK training airfields to relieve the main airfield of circuit traffic. Shawbury certainly, and maybe Ternhill have complex circuit layouts (areas for hover training, normal circuits, engine off circuits) etc. Whatever happened, thankfully there was just one fatality, a civilian (although what the press don't report is that he would have been a very experienced ex service QHI).

Very sad indeed.

[FsNovice]

From what i grasped the helos were being used at the time for military pilot training so thats porbably why it was so low

Sad none the less, and my condolences to the families involved.

[C]

From what i grasped the helos were being used at the time for military pilot training so thats porbably why it was so low

Indeed they were. They were both from the Defence Helicopter Flying School, one from CFS(H) (the instructor insructors), and one from 660 Sqn, the basic helicopter training unit. The 3 injured crew were 2 RAF and 1 Royal Navy.