Re: [Goanet]Sea Harrier crashes... factsheet
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## --- Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Indian Warbirds Warbirds Overseas Air Crashes News Features Links You may add the following regarding the UK crashes: 5 Dec 2002: A decorated pilot described as a legend in the Royal Navy has died after his Sea Harrier jet crashed on take-off at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2545815.stm 2 Aug 2002: An RAF Harrier jet performing at an air show has crashed into the sea off the Suffolk coast. The accident happened in front of thousands of holidaymakers at the Lowestoft Air Show. The pilot ejected shortly after the engine failed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2168921.stm 10 Oct 2001: RAF engineers have salvaged a multi-million pound Royal Navy jet fighter which crashed into a river as it attempted to land at an air base in Somerset. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1586959.stm 24 Aug 2000: The crew of a Harrier jump jet escaped serious injury when they ejected from the fighter plane moments before it crashed to the ground and burst into flames. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/894905.stm 15 Jul 1999: Second Harrier crash sparks safety fears. The Ministry of Defence says there is no need to ground Harrier jump jets despite the second crash in the space of five days from the same air base. The pilot of an RAF Harrier GR7 ejected to safety, moments before his plane crashed and burst into flames near Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland on Wednesday afternoon. ... Last Friday an RAF Harrier also based at Cottesmore crashed near Boston, Lincolnshire. The pilot also made a successful ejection from the aircraft. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/394738.stm 19 Dec 1998: A thorough investigation is beginning into why an RAF Harrier jump jet crashed into a field, killing its pilot. Air Force investigators are expected to spend the day sifting through the burned wreckage of the aeroplane which plummeted to the ground in County Durham. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/238346.stm Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]Sea Harrier
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, David Futers wrote: A recent documentary on TV suggested that the Sea Harrier is one of the most difficult craft to fly. Hi Dave: Any statistics of crashes or mishaps in the UK? FN
[Goanet]Sea Harrier
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## A recent documentary on TV suggested that the Sea Harrier is one of the most difficult craft to fly. Dave -- David Futers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newbiggin by the Sea http://www.futers.org Northumberland NE64 6NL UNITED KINGDOM
[Goanet]Sea Harrier crashes... factsheet
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## Indian Warbirds Warbirds Overseas Air Crashes News Features Links IAF Attrition Details from to date 10 records +- |DATE|AIRCRAFT|CAT| RANK |NAME |UNIT| S NO | || NAME | | | || | |++---+---+-++---+ | 04-May-1988| Sea| F | Sqn | Vinod Mehta*| 300| IN-601| | Near Goa |Harrier | |Ldr| || | |++---+---+-++---+ | 27-Jun-1988| Sea| | | || | | Chengalpat-|Harrier | F | | | 300| IN-652| | tu dist|T.61| | | || | |++---+---+-++---+ | 09-Jun-1992| Sea| F | | | 300| IN-619| ||Harrier | | | || | |++---+---+-++---+ | 09-Dec-1992| Sea| F | | | 300| IN-612| ||Harrier | | | || | |++---+---+-++---+ || Sea| | | || | } 02-Aug-1994|Harrier | F | Cdr | K M Karnik* | 300| | ||T.61| | INASDabolim Cdr Rana killedTrainer |++---+---+-++---+ || Sea| | | || | | 08-Feb-1996|Harrier | F | Lt| Arun Poonia*| 300| IN-620| | From Goa - missing during nightflying over sea.| | |++---+---+-++---+ | 30-Sep-1997| Sea| F | Lt| TSS Prakash*| 300| IN-611| ||Harrier | Dabolim, Cr in sea || | |++---+---+-++---+ | 23-Nov-1998| Sea| F | | | 300| | ||Harrier | Cr in Indian Ocean Pt bo|| | |++---+---+-++---+ | 25-May-2001| Sea| F | Lt Cdr| Vikram Menon| 300| | ||Harrier | Cr near Canacona. TO from Dabolim| |++---+---+-++---+ || Sea| | | || | | 24-Aug-2003|Harrier | F | Lt| S H Azad| 300| | | Cr in sea off Goa - tech failure during ldg phase | | +- From http://www.warbirdsofIndia.com/Crashes/search.asp?plane=103pg=1
[Goanet]Sea Harrier crash lands at the Naval air station at DABOLIM AIRPORT
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## Sea Harrier crashlands SANJAY BANERJEE TIMES NEWS NETWORK PANAJI: A Sea Harrier crash landed at the naval air station, Dabolim airport on Thursday morning but the pilot, who was on a routine training mission, escaped unhurt, said commander, N V Kesari, PRO of Indian Navy. While touching down, the aircraft crash-landed. It is believed there was some error in the trajectory of the path that caused the aircraft to crash land. The aircraft was damaged in the incident. The Navy has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Normal air traffic was hit for a while. - Hope the Philip Thomases and RadhaKrishnans will open their eyes once again. - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com. __ Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
