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Re: MA793 and VP 441 - TF956
Posted by Mark Russell on Sun Nov 04, 2001 08:54:58 AM
In reply top Re: MA793 and VP 441 posted by Joe Scheil on Sun Nov 04, 2001 02:28:37 AM
: Sorry, but would they actually fly her? Is this a good ide
: a given the record? This is a Royal Navy operation and I
: remember their discarding of a Sea Fury due to a gear prob
: lem. They treat these aircraft like its a new Harrier 5 t
: o be shoved off the deck. VP441 is a complex aircraft tha
: t was tough to tame anyway. I dont think she'd last there
: either.
Joe
You may be unaware of the full facts of this accident -
the aircraft was stuck with one gear locked up, the other locked down.
The pilot tried for over 2 hours to get the wheel down so he could land it again trying every method possible, before he, after taking advice from the ground, Yeovilton and the RNHF made the hard decision to bail out.
Mark