moose135
2011-11-08, 07:31 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15640104
A pilot from the RAF Red Arrows demonstration team has been killed in an accident at the team's home base, RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire. The pilot, whose identity has been temporarily withheld at his family's request, is the second team member to die this year. The RAF reported that the pilot was ejected from a Hawk T1 jet while it was on the ground at RAF Scampton.
The team finished its 2011 show schedule in September, and was conducting winter training. Training has been suspended at this time. In August, Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was killed in a crash following a display.
A pilot from the RAF Red Arrows demonstration team has been killed in an accident at the team's home base, RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire. The pilot, whose identity has been temporarily withheld at his family's request, is the second team member to die this year. The RAF reported that the pilot was ejected from a Hawk T1 jet while it was on the ground at RAF Scampton.
The team finished its 2011 show schedule in September, and was conducting winter training. Training has been suspended at this time. In August, Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was killed in a crash following a display.