Red Arrow Down

[ericofarabia]

One of the Red Arrows has crashed just outside Bomo airport after performing between the piers earlier.

 

Fingers crossed the pilot ejected safely and nobody hurt on the ground.

[dune]

Just listening to a retarded local eye witness on solent.

[Hatch]

Pilot ok, rescued from river after ejecting it seems ,according to bbc eye witness

[Simples]

Early reports say it's Red 4. If true, that pilot went to Southampton Uni.

 

Hope all is ok and pilot and anyone on the ground are safe.

[Micky]

Pilot ok, rescued from river after ejecting it seems ,according to bbc eye witness

 

Not confirmed on BBC website - but hope your're right anyway.

[dune]

Sadly Meridian are now saying (unconfirmed) that the pilot has died.

[Colinjb]

Sad news if true. Fingers crossed there is no widow/dependants involved.

[Jamie The Saint]

A friend of wife said they had to pull him out of the river, but said it looked as if he was dead, seems like he stayed in the aircraft to keep it away from the houses.

[Lighthouse]

Confirmed on BBC the pilot (Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33) was killed in the crash. R.I.P. Very sad. I've loved the Red Arrows for as long as I can remember.

[dubai_phil]

Sounds like he died a hero getting the plane to hit the field rather than the houses.

[dune]

A brave, selfless and heroic act. RIP.

[markr27]

He died what he loved and dreamed of doing; flying in the Red Arrows.

RIP Flt Lt Egging.

Edited 20 August, 2011 by markr27

[Golden Balls]

Rip

[John Boy Saint]

Sounds like he died a hero getting the plane to hit the field rather than the houses.

 

Without any doubt.

 

The Red Arrows are the best of the best, thankfully losing one is a rarity, when it happens it touches most of us.

 

They flew over our house last weekend: faces were instantly stuck to the windows in excitement to see them.