As somebody who has a ‘little knowledge’ of firefighting, I can only say that a large proportion of these comments are total bull$hit, no doubt added by those who like to give opinions and sound impressive! Harry Enfield’s “Self Righteous Brothers” springs to mind…..
Firefighting and evacuation should have been carried out in parallel. Not only would the damage have been reduced, but also the risk to life, of staff and passengers, would have been less severe.
AllanL, you have been watching too many Hollywood blockbuster movies! The most important thing is to save life. What good is a less damaged aeroplane, but with several passengers injured, because people were concentrating their efforts to prevent damage to the aeroplane. Get the pax out first, then fight the fire….And you’ve obviously never seen a wood and fabric aircraft catch light? Believe me, the damage to ‘HGD was MINOR, but will require some serious work to get it airworthy again.
A MINOR incident, tackled well with no harm to any persons. What more could you ask? Shame about the aeroplane, but accidents happen. Congrats to all involved, and lets get the forum back to where it should be (aeroplanes) instead of petty sniping and whinging. :rolleyes:
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