The BBC web site is reporting a pilot has died in a crash near Middle Wallop. Link below – be aware that it contains a photo of burning wreckage. The presence of one of the Junkers C1 replicas in the photograph is horribly suggestive of something within this forum’s remit.
Blue skies, whoever you were.
Adrian
By: TonyT - 11th May 2013 at 00:39
A superb tribute to the guy from the team, RIP Sir
By: Wyvernfan - 10th May 2013 at 20:26
Pilot has been named 🙁
http://andover.thebreeze.com/news/news/local/pilot-in-middle-wallop-plane-crash-named/
Rob
By: Wyvernfan - 28th April 2013 at 21:06
BBC Radio stated the next of kin had been informed, but i see according to Propstrikes newspaper link they are still trying to trace them, so apologies from me for quoting names from the website.
Rob
By: Propstrike - 28th April 2013 at 20:46
Daily Mail
By: Bruce - 28th April 2013 at 20:41
Indeed – lets respect the situation; once the identity of the pilot has been released, it is an appropriate time to eulogise, but not until.
Bruce
By: DCK - 28th April 2013 at 20:38
Please let’s not try to second guess pilots names, they have probably not been released yet because family members still need to be informed, and families looking for information on google may come across this thread.
It said somewhere they have been told, but agreed anyway.
By: TonyT - 28th April 2013 at 20:12
Please let’s not try to second guess pilots names, they have probably not been released yet because family members still need to be informed, and families looking for information on google may come across this thread.
By: duxfordhawk - 28th April 2013 at 19:28
Terrible news, I have huge amounts of respect for this team and their lovely replicas and 2013 was looking really special for them with 2 new aircraft(one of which I fear is involved here) joining the team.
My sympathies to the pilot’s family and colleagues.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th April 2013 at 19:27
The crash site is on the airfield, that bungalow in the video was the Married Quarter for the CO of 609 Sqn during the Battle of Britain when it had Spitfires parked on its lawn.
By: Wyvernfan - 28th April 2013 at 19:26
Yes i’d agree, the surviving tail surfaces do look like the Eindecker’s.
But whoever it was its a tragic loss to all concerned.
Rob
By: skyskooter - 28th April 2013 at 19:17
Looks like the Eindecker. So very sad.
By: Newforest - 28th April 2013 at 16:40
More video of the crash scene. 🙁
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pilot-dies-small-aircraft-crash-035233976.html#STFVeML
By: Moggy C - 28th April 2013 at 15:12
Almost certainly The Great War Display Team who have suffered the loss.
Some post-incident film here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22329308
Moggy
By: bazv - 28th April 2013 at 09:35
🙁
By: RogerN - 28th April 2013 at 07:48
BLUE SKIES
Roger
By: Jayce - 28th April 2013 at 02:09
Oh no. 🙁
By: Avro Avian - 27th April 2013 at 23:55
:apologetic:
By: Propstrike - 27th April 2013 at 23:51
The aircraft lost was a WW1 replica Fokker monoplane.
A witness quotes ” it was performing quite steep turns and appeared to side-slip into the ground”
Very sad news, and a cruel injustice to lose such an experienced constructor and pilot .
By: TonyT - 27th April 2013 at 22:26
🙁
By: HALCYONMAN - 27th April 2013 at 22:17
This pictured plane flew over Wokingham with a Triplane this morning around 10 am heading toward Hampshire.
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