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English Electric lightning at Thunder City

 

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5057/5447969557_0067633af9_b.jpg

 

This aircraft crashed some years back at an airshow in Pretoria, which one escapes me, pilot killed though. A real hero he was, steered the plane to an unpopulated area once he realised he was in trouble ensuring no injuries on the ground.

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Greenmarket Square; Old Town House

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/8727298663_212a80a468_c.jpg

 

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Ye old Thatched Tavern they say :clap:
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This aircraft crashed some years back at an airshow in Pretoria, which one escapes me, pilot killed though. A real hero he was, steered the plane to an unpopulated area once he realised he was in trouble ensuring no injuries on the ground.

 

ZU-BEX, (RAF No. XS451)

 

http://www.news24.co...-pilot-20091115

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Amazing airplane that Lightning. I understand that it still holds the record for fastest altitude gain, 50 years on and against modern aircraft.

 

Scared the living daylights out of me once when it came over at treetop hight and I was sleeping late one morning. It is LOUD. I've never gone from sleep to fully awake quite so fast. Almost left skidmarks.

 

Nice picture with the E-Type, both beautiful and probably the pinnacle of British design and innovation.

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This aircraft crashed some years back at an airshow in Pretoria, which one escapes me, pilot killed though. A real hero he was, steered the plane to an unpopulated area once he realised he was in trouble ensuring no injuries on the ground.

 

Actually it crashed in Bredasdorp, it was my brother in law David Stock

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Hey calling Jagwil !!

 

Is that not a similar bike to Matilda's, the lady who stole the Hubs heart with her determination and attitude?

 

(yes grammar, I know)

 

Similar but hers was a mountain bike tricycle. Mathilda has now graduated to a road bike tandem and a mountain bike tandem.

 

She did Sani2C on a mountain bike tandem with Grant last year.

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