pistonbroke Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 A similar and horrific accident happened to Graham Hill when he tried landing his light aircraft on a Golf links near his home in thick fog , against all the rules afair the nav instruments and particularly the altimeter had not been calibrated properly , the aircraft which he bought in the USA was apparently unlicenced for europe for some reason . Key members of the Embassy Hill GP team including rising star Tony Brise were all killed outright . The accident could have been avoided if he had diverted to a nearby airfield as advised by air traffic control , The following law suit bankrupted the Hill family completely and so uneccasary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2rrr Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Spent many a happy night watching Jimmy then Colin driving through the forests. Andrews heat for hire sponsored Jimmy for years and Colin was much quicker as Jimmy freely admitted. Shame about the crash however it happened and a sad loss of a true legend. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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