RAF Tornado crashed

[Andrea75]

RAF Tornado incident

 

"It is with great regret that I must confirm the loss of two Tornado GR4 aircraft, from this station, in an incident in the Moray Firth today. The circumstances remain uncertain but clearly this is a very serious incident.

"This incident involved four aircrew - all personnel from this station - and the thoughts of everyone here are with the families and friends of those involved. As I'm sure you will understand, this is an evolving situation and, as such, I am not prepared to comment at this time on their condition or speculate on the circumstances surrounding this incident. However, I can confirm that two individuals have been recovered and two remain unaccounted for. Rescue operations are continuing and I would like to record my gratitude for the ongoing efforts of all those involved.

"I am confident that the Tornado aircraft on this station are operated as safely as they possibly can be - however, today's incident is a stark reminder that the military operations and training we conduct are not without risk. What happened today is under investigation and more details will be released by the Royal Air Force in due course. Until then, I would ask the media to respect that this is a difficult time for the family, friends and colleagues of those involved and for the whole of the RAF Lossiemouth community."

 

RAF loses two Tornado GR4 aircraft in crash off eastern Scottish coast

 

No further details have been released at this time.

A mid-air collision must be considered among the possible causes of the incident.

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L'aerea interessata, Moray Firth.

[TT-1 Pinto]

Poche speranze ....

 

RAF: 'No expectation' of finding missing Tornado aircrew alive ....

Fonte - - http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raf-no-expectation-of-finding-missing-tornado-aircrew-alive-373733/

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Modificato 5 Luglio 2012 da tornado4ever

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Qualcuno attribuisce al superlavoro e allo stress a cui è sottoposto il personale militare in questo periodo di tagli, una concausa dell'incidente.

 

Fonte: The Press Association

[Andrea75]

RAF personnel involved in Tornado incident named

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Flt Lt. Fiona Bailey è la moglie di uno dei dispersi, e contemporaneamente pilota di elicotteri nello stesso squadrone di Lossiemouth, non ha potuto partecipare alle operazioni di ricerca.