Gunr
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![[*]](./images/bluequilt/default_icon.gif) posted on 7-27-2010 at 08:58 AM |
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Canadian CF18 Hornet crash in Alberta
In case your hadn't heard, a CF-18 was practicing for an air show and augered in right in front of the crowd. Great vids are on youtube right now,
just search for CF18 and Alberta. I'll try and post some pics
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Gunr
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| posted on 7-27-2010 at 09:00 AM |
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Pilot survived!
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![image[2].jpg - 80.04kb](viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=2255&pid=13807 "image[2].jpg - 80.04kb")
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tr4l1975
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| posted on 7-27-2010 at 02:06 PM |
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scary stuff. hope nobody was hurt.
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The_Govenator
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| posted on 7-28-2010 at 03:16 AM |
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Anyone else see the irony in the sign right in front of the explosion?
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| posted on 7-28-2010 at 05:27 AM |
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haha vehicle control zone........irony win!
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tr4l1975
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| posted on 7-28-2010 at 09:27 AM |
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Mcom crash FAIL!
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ATF_the green baron
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| posted on 7-28-2010 at 06:47 PM |
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I saw that on the news yesterday! Crazy!
Now we're down to only 2 working CF-18's... . Bummer!
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| posted on 7-28-2010 at 07:03 PM |
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pretty cool thx for posting!
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| posted on 7-29-2010 at 10:07 AM |
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Very high quality pictures of the crash. The pilot is lucky.
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| posted on 7-30-2010 at 01:48 PM |
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I guess witnesses saw sparks flying out of 1 engine before the pilot lost control. Losing an engine flying that slow had to suck.
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Gunr
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| posted on 7-30-2010 at 04:36 PM |
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Apparently, in the last 2 years the Canadian Air Force has replaced an older style ejection seat with one that self levels, note the two jets off the
seat. The old style would have punched him into the tarmac. Note the engines in the pics, one is open and one closed, and on impact see the flame
coming out of the open engine? I was posted in Germany in the early 90's when we lost 2 18's. They arrived at base on flatdeck trucks, and one had an
Audi embedded in the bottom. They never could separate them! Glad this caught some interest.
Ubique! *S*
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daurwid
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| posted on 7-31-2010 at 09:55 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gunr
Apparently, in the last 2 years the Canadian Air Force has replaced an older style ejection seat with one that self levels, note the two jets off the
seat. The old style would have punched him into the tarmac. Note the engines in the pics, one is open and one closed, and on impact see the flame
coming out of the open engine? I was posted in Germany in the early 90's when we lost 2 18's. They arrived at base on flatdeck trucks, and one had an
Audi embedded in the bottom. They never could separate them! Glad this caught some interest.
Ubique! *S* |
Wow so that guy really was lucky.
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