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Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Gary » Sat Aug 22, 2015 12:50 pm

Not good news, coming from Shoreham :(

Sky News Newsdesk ‏@SkyNewsBreak 57s57 seconds ago
Reports: a Hawker Hunter plane has crashed in Shoreham-by-Sea near West Sussex during an airshow
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Nighthawke » Sat Aug 22, 2015 12:59 pm

From BBC website:
The pilot of a Hawker Hunter has been pulled from the burning wreckage of his plane when it came down at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.

He is said to be recovering in hospital. It is not known if anyone else has been hurt.
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by The Phantom » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:04 pm

Oh no - more bad news on the aircraft front :(
Sounds as though the plane is a write-off. Let's hope the pilot is okay and makes a good recovery.
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Andrew45 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:08 pm

picture on twitter @airlivenet
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Northolt Nobbler » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:13 pm

picture on twitter @airlivenet
And that shows something most unHunter-like...

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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by bobthehandyman » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:16 pm

World War Two hawker hunter according to sky! Is there such a thing?
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Andrew45 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:19 pm

Northolt Nobbler wrote:
picture on twitter @airlivenet
And that shows something most unHunter-like...

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I was referring to the black smoke across the road, not that picture!
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Pete_uk » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:31 pm

looks like a house was nearly hit.

I guess heritage flying will come under the spotlight after these two recent incidents.

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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Maurits37 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:32 pm

Acc.pics on Twitter a/c came down on the A27 and hit several cars..Fingers crossed about casualties...
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by XPLUMBER » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:38 pm

A friend who is flying at Shoreham has confirmed what maurits37 has just posted, do we know if it was WV372 yet?
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Blue Diamond » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:44 pm

Northolt Nobbler wrote:
picture on twitter @airlivenet
And that shows something most unHunter-like...

For all those who wonder why you shouldn't speculate about these things, there's your answer!
That pic would seem to be of a light aircraft that BBC South has reported as crashed at Sandown. The main BBC site has now been updated to show a fireball at Shoreham. Fingers crossed for everyone involved.
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by Trenchard » Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:20 pm

XPLUMBER wrote:do we know if it was WV372 yet?
Sadly yes, I saw it on the planes TV feed.
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by flarkey » Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:49 pm

Terrible video. Not for the faint hearted....

https://youtu.be/pvHplYmh2f8?t=31
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by TankBuster » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:00 pm

Well, this news certainly stopped me in my tracks! I hope that the people involved are going to be ok, it really numbs you up when these things happen. Just awful :( .

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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by DonMac » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:05 pm

Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1540055/sever ... es-on-road
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by pawlee1 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:06 pm

Sorry for my post Gary, I looked under Airshows and not seen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34027260
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by TankBuster » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:09 pm

flarkey wrote:Terrible video. Not for the faint hearted....

https://youtu.be/pvHplYmh2f8?t=31

That is just awful to watch, looks like it was on a junction as there are traffic lights right where the Hunter came down. The poor people in those cars :( .

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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by MRTT » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:12 pm

Got the news just as I was pulling into Brighton on the coach, tragic news. :(
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by flarkey » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:25 pm

https://twitter.com/ian_wfc/status/635105236420546560
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Re: Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

Post by flyingslug_0 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:42 pm

Very very sad. Hope people treat this thread with the respect it deserves. Thoughts and prayers to all involved.
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