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Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:06 pm
by Blackcat1
Well done to the pilot, shame an F3 had to have a mishap like that so close to retirement, just like the Harrier that had a bird strike a couple of weeks before retirement, im sure the government sets it up just to make the retirment of an aircraft look like the best thing to do! lol.
Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:34 pm
by Flyingmonster
Did they collide or was it something else? Bit of a oh fudge for the F3
At least they got down!
Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:43 pm
by jamesv9820
Could have had the basket in the canopy during air to air re fuelling possibly?
Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:15 pm
by canonfan
It was a Bird strike.
Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:18 pm
by pan trash
Birdstrike, not much you can do about that I'm afraid.
Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:29 am
by ArabJazzie
Dem0n wrote:Must have been an ostrich from the description of the damage.
I know these guys get low, but not that low!!!
Arabest,
Geoff.
Re: Mayday 111sqn into Leeming.
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:50 am
by blacknight154
Hi Gang
with regards to a bird strike, it does not have to be the size of an ostrich to cause damage, Take a few things in to consideration, fast jet at high speed at low level plus small bird = high impact. Have seen a few in my time while in the Raf it frankly does not take much so bear this in mind, it only takes a split second and a split second if a low level to crash.
So hats off to the pilot, well done.