Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

[Lockheed Bob]

A private owned Hawker Hunter Jet crashed & the pilot was killed on final approach to Pt. Mugu Naval Base,CA on returning from a training flight with another aircraft. The plane was from Newport News,VA & it was used as a "bandit" type jet.Crash site was on You Tube.

[AirDOGGe]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

I hope this is the last for awhile... The Devil is never satisfied, but maybe he can take a vacation or something...

News Link:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/19/pilot-dies-in-military-trainer-jet-crash-in-calif/

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[Race5]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

I hope this is the last for awhile... The Devil is never satisfied, but maybe he can take a vacation or something...

News Link:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/19/pilot-dies-in-military-trainer-jet-crash-in-calif/

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Unfortunately not the last. There was a fatal L-39 crash in NV on Friday.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

Unfortunately not the last. There was a fatal L-39 crash in NV on Friday.

Ouch.. where? I'm currently down in Vegas doing some work on a recently acquired property for a friend.... No TV, "borrowed" (probably completely insecure) INTERNET connection, via an open wireless router in the neighborhood...

If AAFO.COM suddenly winds up being a Pron site.. (misspelling intended) you will know why....

[Wingnut]

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Ouch.. where?

Just outside of Boulder City. Appears to have lost power on take off. The tough times keep coming...

[AirDOGGe]

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Was Lee Behel and #55 SPIRIT OF FREEDOM involved? An article I ran across featured this photo and caption, but gave no names:

An Aero Vodochody L39 jet taxis for takeoff at the Boulder City Airport just before crashing into the desert about a half mile west of the airstrip.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/18/officials-2-killed-plane-crash-near-boulder-city-a/

[Race5]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

Was Lee Behel and #55 SPIRIT OF FREEDOM involved? An article I ran across featured this photo and caption, but gave no names:

An Aero Vodochody L39 jet taxis for takeoff at the Boulder City Airport just before crashing into the desert about a half mile west of the airstrip.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/18/officials-2-killed-plane-crash-near-boulder-city-a/

Lee was not involved.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/19/facebook-page-identified-pilot-plane-crash/

[mcavanaugh55]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

I was going to post about the L-39 crash shortly after it happened on friday but couldn't remember how to start a new thread or how to add pictures ( I've only done it one time )

[AirDOGGe]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

Thx Race5.

Video shown today show a mostly intact airframe with what appears to be an undamaged cockpit.

[Race5]

Re: Hawker Hunter Plane Crash

Thx Race5.

Video shown today show a mostly intact airframe with what appears to be an undamaged cockpit.

Yeah I saw the pics. If I didn't know otherwise, I would have assumed it was survivable. Never know though at the speed it impacted at. Hearing it was an engine out due to bird ingestion.