July 14, 2004 at 8:39 pm
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AN RAF Top Gun pilot was facing the high jump last night — for flying so low he hit a lamppost. The ace clipped the airbase light at 54ft with a wing tip on his Jaguar attack jet while doing 600mph.He wrestled control of the crippled single-seater and headed straight out to sea from the coastal base in Cyprus.
Ground crews went into a full-scale emergency — but the pilot swooped round over the Med and headed back to base before slamming the plane on a runway.
RAF police immediately impounded the £25million Jaguar and the ace was grounded pending an investigation.
He faces an official carpeting and court martial, which could cost him his wings.