BBMF Spitfire incident at Coningsby

[PinkTornado]

Confirmed now by the RAF.

[ecsrobin]

Very sad news.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Oh fk.

[Johnnybee]

RIP

[Trevatanus]

[Jim H]

Awful news.

Just terrible.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Dreadful news.

Brings you up with a jolt that 80 years ago this wouldn't have made the news.

[seabod91]

Ffs

[Waynester]

Devastating news.. RIP

The crash image looks like LF IX MK356

Sad news

[gt40steve]

So sad. Condolences to the pilots family and friends.

[PinkTornado]

Waynester said:

Devastating news.. RIP

The crash image looks like LF IX MK356

Sad news

Yes, it is MK356. There are five fighter pilots on BBMF, including the OC and the OC designate.

[BikeBikeBIke]

Was it a replica? Looks like it was built in 1944.

Saw it at Goodwood once.

EDIT: I'm asking because the BBC initially reported it as being a replica in the link on the other thread.

Edited by BikeBikeBIke on Saturday 25th May 21:41

[aeropilot]

BikeBikeBIke said:

Was it a replica? Looks like it was built in 1944.

No it wasn't a replica.

[zsdom]

Pilot named

https://x.com/royalairforce/status/179477581111692...

He was also the 2016 Typhoon display pilot

Edited by zsdom on Sunday 26th May 18:28

[48k]

A friend of min flies F35s out of Conningsby and is devastated. I gather it has hit the whole squadron really badly. The pilot is described as "the perfect gentleman" and "one of the RAFs good guys". So very sad.
RIP.

[ecsrobin]

48k said:

A friend of min flies F35s out of Conningsby and is devastated. I gather it has hit the whole squadron really badly. The pilot is described as "one of the RAFs good guys". So very sad.
RIP.

Your friend does not fly F35’s out of Coningsby.

Of course a death will hit a squadron hard, you’re a family and as a squadron leader would have likely been a Typhoon flight commander so had line management responsibilities to the younger pilots. A very experienced guy. Who was also due to take over next year as OC BBMF again a senior role on the flight.

[borcy]

A really nice bloke, such a shame.

[48k]

ecsrobin said:

Your friend does not fly F35’s out of Coningsby.

Of course a death will hit a squadron hard, you’re a family and as a squadron leader would have likely been a Typhoon flight commander so had line management responsibilities to the younger pilots. A very experienced guy. Who was also due to take over next year as OC BBMF again a senior role on the flight.

Yes sirry cirrection. He flies f35 and eurofighter. Formerly on the tornado.

[ecsrobin]

48k said:

Yes sirry cirrection. He flies f35 and eurofighter. Formerly on the tornado.

Do you want to correct that again?

[aeropilot]

48k said:

ecsrobin said:

Your friend does not fly F35’s out of Coningsby.

Of course a death will hit a squadron hard, you’re a family and as a squadron leader would have likely been a Typhoon flight commander so had line management responsibilities to the younger pilots. A very experienced guy. Who was also due to take over next year as OC BBMF again a senior role on the flight.

Yes sirry cirrection. He flies f35 and eurofighter. Formerly on the tornado.

He won't fly both....

Either he fly's the Typhoon (from Coningsby or Lossiemouth) or the F-35 (from Marham)