Nasty Harrier Crash Landing

[redsox223]

Found this on Flightaware

http://www.youtube.com/v/vvtoAlAqrAk&hl=en_GB&fs=1 (will show full screen).

[jslugman]

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

Glad he got out ok (from the looks of it).

[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.

[phantomphan1974]

Thank God (or Martin-Baker or ACES or whoever) for zero-zero seats.

Ditto!

[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.

[dbudd]

This not it??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB5CXlEALJ0

[redsox223]

It is, thanks for finding it.