Andrew Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 1956 was a bad year also !! 8th Feb 1956? six Hunters in one day! While there's loads of sad fatalities listed, there are a few slightly comical ones.. 21st June 1968, Lightning F1A "Failed to take a bend in the taxiway and ran into the side of a squadron office at Coltishall, Norfolk after the brake failure. The throttles were jammed and the aircraft proceeded to suck out the entire contents of the office paper trays. The local Rolls Royce representative crawled beneath the aircraft to shut down the engines and the pilot escaped by climbing onto the roof of the office" Oh dear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I've just realised I was at sywell for Guys Vulcan fly by with the blades, photos in my other thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 And chopping up the brand new Nimrods in 2011 now buyin ashed load of Boeings. Bob It always seems so petty and vindictive the way they destroy these things. Make damn sure nobody can question the decision.... Don't know about AWACS vs. Nimrod, but the F-111s that we bought to do the job the TSR-2 was going to ended up costing more and doing less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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