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By: 16th October 2015 at 09:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The pilot was injured and brought to a hospital in Besancon, which he could leave yesterday to come back to Switzerland.
By: 16th October 2015 at 21:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-What is it with the Swiss and the family model Hornet?! This is the third F/A-18 they have lost - and the for the third time it's a twin-seater! Glad the pilot appears to be relatively unscathed this time though, last time there were two occupants and both perished :(
Everbeen in Switzerland?
By: 17th October 2015 at 11:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yes - lots of times. Relax, I'm not insinuating anything just pointing out what is a remarkable coincidence (and again I mean just that: remarkable, but most likely only a coincidence).
NP mate
By: 17th October 2015 at 16:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yeah, this is the 3rd accident involving a twin seater. The SAF only has 5 left, but they announced this new crash won't affect pilot training.
With the F-5 being retired soon, and with the plan to acquire only Gripen single seaters (assuming we'd buy these at some point in the near future), the SAF would only use the PC-21 for training.
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By: Coach - 14th October 2015 at 17:07
A F/A-18D from the Swiss Airforce, coming from Payerne, went down today at about 11:30 in France. The pilot ejected and was blessed.
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