A RAF Tornado on a simulated bombing run nearly collided with a low flying Tucano. Never saw it that close before. :faint:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2240203.ece
A RAF Tornado on a simulated bombing run nearly collided with a low flying Tucano. Never saw it that close before. :faint:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2240203.ece
PHEW!!!
Shessi
I would certainly agree with the pilot's comment! That was a little too close for comfort.
PJ
www.uk-warbirds.net Historic flying in the UK
The Pilot of the trainer probably needed a clean pair of shorts upon landing !!!
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There's a little bit more footage here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892448.stm
Made me laugh how the pilot was singing to himself afterwards, I'd have been performing an underwear check!
PJ
www.uk-warbirds.net Historic flying in the UK
I think that some RAF Controllers covering this area
will have to do some very hard debriefings about
what happened !!! :argue:
We will certainly have an incident report about it
in a few months on Air Forces Monthly Magazine.
It was a very close one
The Tornado pilot react well !
VaporZ
One has to appreciate as well....the Tornado passed beneath the Tucano, already at 250 ft above the ground.
Hmm, gets on the news at the same time as a confirmation that HMS Vanguard collided a French Nuclear sub.
All modern aircraft have four dimensions: Length, Width, Height and Polotics. The TSR.2 simply got the first three right
Close call! Glad no one got hurt.....
Bill
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