Nasty Harrier Crash Landing

Started by redsox223, June 03, 2010, 03:14:32 PM

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jslugman

Holy shiite!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad he got out ok (from the looks of it).
James "JSlugman" O'Rear
Yokota AFB, Japan RJTY

Author of "Aviation Photography- A Pictorial Guide"

redsox223

Yeah, I didnt realize you could eject from the ground, must have been one hell of a jolt.

Joe Copalman

Thank God (or Martin-Baker or ACES or whoever) for zero-zero seats.
"I'm sorry sir, you can't take photos of that aircraft."

"If you've seen my work, you'd know I really can't take photos of any aircraft." 

Joe Copalman
AzAP Co-Founder
Mesa, AZ

phantomphan1974

Quote from: Joe Copalman on June 03, 2010, 07:58:51 PM
Thank God (or Martin-Baker or ACES or whoever) for zero-zero seats.
Ditto!
Damon Duran
Co: Founder: Aviation Photographers of Southern California www.ApSoCal.com
Orange County Sheriff PSR-Air Support Unit Photographer


cpasley

yeah ill bet the pilot is thankful to the guy who checked out his seat and packed his chute

redsox223

That video was pulled, I will see if I can find it elsewhere for others, but here is a short article describing the incident

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6301835.ece

"AN RAF pilot described yesterday how he risked his life by ejecting from a Harrier jet as he tried to avoid crashing into a civilian passenger aircraft in its path.

He was coming in to land at Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan when the engine on his £20m jet failed and he was forced to make an emergency landing."

jslugman

I don't normally use this word but that was EPIC!

Too bad it got pulled, would love to see it again.
James "JSlugman" O'Rear
Yokota AFB, Japan RJTY

Author of "Aviation Photography- A Pictorial Guide"


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