A horrible accident!! Interesting however that this is not the first time an accident like this has happened, ie glider / parachutist. I just wonder how "freak" it is! Could it be that they doing something wrong over there?
Date sent: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 09:10:04 +1000 From: Peter Rundle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [aus-soaring] Accident in the UK Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > See > > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/02/1022982651860.html > > for the whole article > > Headline > > > Parachutist's death dive kills glider pilot > > June 3 2002 > > > Investigations were continuing today into a freak mid-air collision > over central England when a skydiver smashed through the wing of a > glider, killing both himself and the glider pilot. > > The skydiver and the glider pilot died early yesterday following the > accident at Hinton Airfield, near Brackley, Northamptonshire. > > The glider's wing was knocked off by the force of the skydiver's > impact and both people plunged to their deaths from around 600 metres, > an Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said. > > > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with > "help" in the body of the message for more information. > ANDREW WRIGHT -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
