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By: 13th February 2008 at 22:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The pilot was in his 80's.:(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7244021.stm
By: 13th February 2008 at 23:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Whilst we are cataloguing tales of aviation woe we should really add
http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/
God bless both pilots.
Moggy
By: 14th February 2008 at 08:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Had been keeping tabs on the Icelandic situation and hoping for a good outcome, but this was not to be. The Icelandic authorities used two Super Pumas, a Challenger, a Cessna 172 and a F.27 as well as trawlers in their search for the missing pilot. The aircraft was N5030Q on delivery to its new owner:(
By: 15th February 2008 at 14:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Name and photo of the pilot who was a noted Rotarian.
http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/Rotarian-Harry-408541-killed-in.3780945.jp
By: 27th June 2009 at 16:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-No cause for the crash was established.:(
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Cause-of-plane-crash-remains.5404157.jp
By: 27th June 2009 at 17:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Hmm sad to hear they couldnt come up with the cause.
By: 27th June 2009 at 22:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-If the pilot was VFR qualified, and found himself in dense, low-level fog, I think you are some way down the road of working out the likely cause of the poor fellow's demise.
It might have been terrorism, or low level aerobatics, or and attack of hiccups, but somehow the fog factor won't go away.
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By: Rlangham - 13th February 2008 at 21:51
A sad thing to read when checking up on the news back home
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132384&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232710&home=yes&more_nodeId1=132393&contentPK=19871545