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By: - 16th May 2010 at 09:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It was the Mk.IX, and it was a precautionary landing. All seems fine, though.
By: - 16th May 2010 at 09:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
SPITFIRE FORCED LANDING
Thanks Daz da man, glad it was not serious.
By: - 16th May 2010 at 10:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
From what I’ve heard the undercarriage lever in the cockpit was stuck, so the pilot went to Cranwell to avoid closing Coningsby (a bad landing at Coningsby would ground the QRA jets) after some negative G manoeuvres the lever freed itself, the pilot was then able to land without mishap.
I'm lead to belive the pilot involved was the BBMF CO, the Spitfire MK356 returned to Coningsby on Thursday(13th)
By: - 16th May 2010 at 10:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
''Undercarriage lever a bit sticky was it Sir ? ''
''Yes , as a matter of fact it was.''
''Well I wouldn't go telling the CO that if I was you''
''But I am the CO.......'':D
By: - 16th May 2010 at 10:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
''Undercarriage lever a bit sticky was it Sir ? ''''Yes , as a matter of fact it was.''
''Well I wouldn't go telling the CO that if I was you''
''But I am the CO.......'':D
:D Brilliant :D
By: - 16th May 2010 at 16:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As it WASN'T a forced landing, any chance you could amend the caption, grounded?
It'll save Spitfire afficionados having a heart attack thinking there had actually been a forced landing...........
By: - 16th May 2010 at 16:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
How's that?
By: - 16th May 2010 at 17:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The poster was "grounded", it's not the title of the thread:)
By: - 16th May 2010 at 17:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
''Undercarriage lever a bit sticky was it Sir ? ''''Yes , as a matter of fact it was.''
''Well I wouldn't go telling the CO that if I was you''
''But I am the CO.......'':D
Well done old boy... well done! What a perfect response :D
Cheers,
Richard
PS. Glad they solved the problem so ably.
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By: grounded - 16th May 2010 at 08:03
I read somewhere last week that the memorial flight's spitfire was forced to land at Cranwell, due to under-cart problems,:eek:I wonder if any of you knowledgeable guys have any further information.