NOTAM 10-02-2020

[Coasties]

U0521/20 - FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE. AD, RWY 09/27 OPEN. 10 FEB 07:30 2020 UNTIL 10 FEB 19:00
2020. CREATED: 10 FEB 06:46 2020

[graham luxton]

NOTAM removed approx. 1200L

[skywatch1]

Not surprised, we've had Thunder at Lyneham........

[TREBAX_RAVEN]

Imagine its very windy at Fairford not ideal when you have a 103ft wingspan. Does anyone remember when a u2 pilot ejected into the fence?

[Pune]

Imagine its very windy at Fairford not ideal when you have a 103ft wingspan. Does anyone remember when a u2 pilot ejected into the fence?

If you mean the very sad events of 1995, there are details here:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/56195

[graham luxton]

Imagine its very windy at Fairford not ideal when you have a 103ft wingspan. Does anyone remember when a u2 pilot ejected into the fence?

I wasn't there on the day but visited a couple of days after the accident which happened at 0633Z on the 29th Aug'95. The wreckage of U-2R, 68-10338 was in the field about 50 feet from the Dunfield crash gate having demolished an electrical transformer next to the gate as it went through the boundary fence. The pilot, Capt. David A Hawkens, ejected before impact with the transformer and landed approx. 150 feet East of the wreckage. Unfortunately the ejection was outside the safe ejection envelope and he received fatal injuries. He was flown by a Police helicopter to Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon at 0745Z but sadly declared dead at 0855Z This accident occurred due to a hung up pogo and resulted in changes to procedures so such a mishap couldn't happen again.

[TREBAX_RAVEN]

Yes the reason I say was because my Grandpa remembers it and I remember him telling me about. RIP.