RSAF Typhoon down in Yemen

Post by **MRTT** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 2:56 pm

Pilot didn't survive, sadly.

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/09/14 ... lane-crash

Post by **paddyboy** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:17 pm

Yet more sad news

Blue skies

Post by **Tally-ho** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:21 pm

I've searched around for more news but it appears this story has gone quiet. The crash is attributed to "technical malfunction".

- Well how is this known, how was this conclusion reached?
- What communication came from the pilot before the crash?
- Any Mayday emergency declared / transmitted?

Or could it have been pilot error? Just wondering what brought about the "martyrdom" (Jane's 360) of the Saudi pilot.

Jane's 360 - http://www.janes.com/article/74101/saud ... -in-yemen/

Post by **Vulcanone** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:43 pm

Presumably Janes had seen some press release from the RSAF. Then again who knows, but I suspect Gareth was not reading this forum for a heads up.

Amazing the things you learn when working for serious media

Post by **page_verify** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:00 pm

Isn't it Saudi where pilots are never the cause of a crash? Even if they push the stick so far forwards that the camels don't stop getting bigger? It's always a technical malfunction, which irritates a certain manufacturer of the aircraft they crash. (Quotes from PPrune ad infinitum)

Post by **toom317** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:28 pm

I worked in Saudi for 3 years, and can I can assure you that it is never the Saudi's fault.

https://www.youtube.com/user/daledelboy · Post by **DaleRFU** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:42 pm

The airframe in question was 323

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