Hawk in a Scooby?
11 September 2008, 09:00 PM
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Hawk in a Scooby?
This may already be SIAL, though not seen any other threads yet:
Pictured: The dramatic scene after a 'Red Arrows' Hawk jet crash-landed and smashed into RAF base | Mail Online
That looks like a Scoob Wagon the jet has hit - I think....
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/...32_468x692.jpg
Pictured: The dramatic scene after a 'Red Arrows' Hawk jet crash-landed and smashed into RAF base | Mail Online
That looks like a Scoob Wagon the jet has hit - I think....
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/...32_468x692.jpg
As car park prangs go, this was more serious than the average shunt.
But it could have been far worse --considering it involved a runaway RAF Hawk jet.
The £5million aircraft was due to become part of the Red Arrows fleet and was being delivered to RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire to be sprayed in the display team's signature red livery when it crashed on landing and skidded off the runway.
The Hawk hurtled across the airfield, smashing into a crew building and three cars before coming to a rest next to the air traffic control tower, destroying some of the building's windows in the process.
The two-man crew ejected during the drama and were treated in hospital for their injuries.
The plane was understood to have been flown by Wing Commander David Firth-Wigglesworth, 43, the Red Arrows' Senior Flying Officer.
One witness to the crash said: 'As the aircraft touched down, its undercarriage gave way and it swerved to the right. Two loud bangs followed as the aircrew ejected.'
A source at RAF Cranwell added: 'A friend of mine had just left the building hit by the Hawk. If he hadn't left when he did, he wouldn't be here now.'
An investigation is being carried out into the cause of the accident.
But it could have been far worse --considering it involved a runaway RAF Hawk jet.
The £5million aircraft was due to become part of the Red Arrows fleet and was being delivered to RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire to be sprayed in the display team's signature red livery when it crashed on landing and skidded off the runway.
The Hawk hurtled across the airfield, smashing into a crew building and three cars before coming to a rest next to the air traffic control tower, destroying some of the building's windows in the process.
The two-man crew ejected during the drama and were treated in hospital for their injuries.
The plane was understood to have been flown by Wing Commander David Firth-Wigglesworth, 43, the Red Arrows' Senior Flying Officer.
One witness to the crash said: 'As the aircraft touched down, its undercarriage gave way and it swerved to the right. Two loud bangs followed as the aircrew ejected.'
A source at RAF Cranwell added: 'A friend of mine had just left the building hit by the Hawk. If he hadn't left when he did, he wouldn't be here now.'
An investigation is being carried out into the cause of the accident.
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I don't understand why this is all being reported today - it happened weeks ago! 
Anyway, the name in the first picture of the Hawk gives a clue to the owner of the Scoob.
Also,
isn't quite the most accurate statement of events 
Anyway, the name in the first picture of the Hawk gives a clue to the owner of the Scoob.
Also,
One witness to the crash said: 'As the aircraft touched down, its undercarriage gave way and it swerved to the right.'
12 September 2008, 09:11 PM
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lol looks like it will need a bit more than just a new paint job.lucky,if that had been a council carpark,they would of been faced with a fine for not parking it between the lines in the parking bay...
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