Nigel C
9th November 2011, 12:43 PM
http://www.smh.com.au/world/ejected-from-plane-red-arrows-pilot-dies-20111109-1n634.html
A stunt pilot with the British military's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has died after being ejected from his aircraft.
The Royal Air Force said the plane was still on the ground when the incident happened on Tuesday.
It didn't go into any further detail, saying that an investigation had been opened.
Advertisement: Story continues below "Our thoughts and prayers are with the pilot's family and friends at this difficult time," Group Captain Simon Blake said in a brief statement.
In August, a Red Arrows pilot died when his jet crashed after taking part in an air show in southern England. Afghanistan war veteran Flight Lieutenant John Egging had joined the elite flying squad only a year earlier.
The team's jets were briefly grounded but have since been given the go-ahead to return to the skies.
Last year, the Red Arrows had an accident when two jets crashed in training in Crete, although neither pilot was seriously injured.
Other flight demonstration teams, including the United States Air Force's Thunderbirds and the US Navy's Blue Angels, have had deaths in training and during displays, although they are relatively rare.
Canada's Snowbirds have had several fatal accidents, most recently a training crash in 2007 that killed a pilot.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ejected-from-plane-red-arrows-pilot-dies-20111109-1n634.html#ixzz1dAkFXgjg
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A stunt pilot with the British military's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has died after being ejected from his aircraft.
The Royal Air Force said the plane was still on the ground when the incident happened on Tuesday.
It didn't go into any further detail, saying that an investigation had been opened.
Advertisement: Story continues below "Our thoughts and prayers are with the pilot's family and friends at this difficult time," Group Captain Simon Blake said in a brief statement.
In August, a Red Arrows pilot died when his jet crashed after taking part in an air show in southern England. Afghanistan war veteran Flight Lieutenant John Egging had joined the elite flying squad only a year earlier.
The team's jets were briefly grounded but have since been given the go-ahead to return to the skies.
Last year, the Red Arrows had an accident when two jets crashed in training in Crete, although neither pilot was seriously injured.
Other flight demonstration teams, including the United States Air Force's Thunderbirds and the US Navy's Blue Angels, have had deaths in training and during displays, although they are relatively rare.
Canada's Snowbirds have had several fatal accidents, most recently a training crash in 2007 that killed a pilot.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/ejected-from-plane-red-arrows-pilot-dies-20111109-1n634.html#ixzz1dAkFXgjg
http://images.smh.com.au/2011/11/09/2760601/art-redarrows-420x0.jpg