Patrouille Suisse F-5 down

[Blackcat1]

Thankfully the pilot is ok.

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/b ... -3ydLNab5E

[Mike]

I'm glad the pilot is OK but Paddyboy won't be happy about the loss of an F-5.

[Blackcat1]

I'm glad the pilot is OK but Paddyboy won't be happy about the loss of an F-5.

It is a nice looking jet . It's J-3089 according to the report .

[Hunter49]

Wow ,good news about the pilot being ok, i wonder if the jet is salvageble? Great display team! Rob

[garyscott]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/263091

Aircraft was on a task unrelated to the display team, likely adversary role.

[gamecock]

Plenty of media links here:

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviatio ... -down.html

[lardyboy999]

Meh, bit of bodge tape and it'll do a trip.....

Glad the driver got out ok and only some snow got vaporised.....

Andy

[paddyboy]

Thank the Lord the pilot is ok

That poor little Northrop

[mustang5861]

Thank the Lord the pilot is ok

That poor little Northrop

Sincere condolences, Paddyboy. Chin up; you'll get through this.

[paddyboy]

[quid21]

I thought it would be in more bits, but the snow seems to have been quite forgiving.

Lucky there was no avalanche afterwards, imagine that ejecting only to be wiped out by the avalanche your plane made when it hit the ground.

Glad the pilot is okay.

[Fastwalker]

Amazing how the F5 survived larglely intact, it must have hit the snow covered mountain side at just the right angle taking all the energy out of the fall.

[gamecock]

Not any more, pictures on that PPrune link of it in 3 pieces for removal.