138EAW wrote:Didn't the LC-130 divert with an issue en route? Or was that just fence talk, can remember being down the beach end in the rain with all the rumours going about it
That rings a bell. There's been a few over the years. Am still waiting for Concorde to arrive...
DeanW wrote:Been having a think about the provisional airshow participants that didn't quite make it to the event for one reason or another.
A few off the top of my head..
RAF Harrier Gr9 that crashed in Oxfordshire en route to RIAT 06 Hellenic Corsair pair that were heading to Yeovilton in 2007 but only got as far as Italy before going tech French Mirage 2000 that got lost (!?!) over London en route to a Northolt nightshoot German Orion that ate one of its engines before departing Nordholz for Cosford in 2015
Any more to share?
Actually the Mirage 2000D we were expecting at Northolt turned back at the French Coast due to the runway state after torrential rain left the braking action below minimum for the aircraft.
DeanW wrote:Been having a think about the provisional airshow participants that didn't quite make it to the event for one reason or another.
A few off the top of my head..
RAF Harrier Gr9 that crashed in Oxfordshire en route to RIAT 06 Hellenic Corsair pair that were heading to Yeovilton in 2007 but only got as far as Italy before going tech French Mirage 2000 that got lost (!?!) over London en route to a Northolt nightshoot German Orion that ate one of its engines before departing Nordholz for Cosford in 2015
Any more to share?
Actually the Mirage 2000D we were expecting at Northolt turned back at the French Coast due to the runway state after torrential rain left the braking action below minimum for the aircraft.