Anybody know what is going on in the Bromley area?
Anybody know what is going on in the Bromley area?
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NiceCupOfTea

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25,536 posts

274 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Sirens have been going almost non stop for the last 3 or so hours - anybody know what's going on?

rocket

1,282 posts

307 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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I'm not an expert on that area but there is talk here in the office of a light aircraft crashing in Orpington (having taken off from Biggin Hill). Nothing on the news yet though...

Neil_H

15,407 posts

274 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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eek That's my neck of the woods, keep us posted if you hear anything...

fastfreddy

8,577 posts

260 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Light aircraft landed on Bromley Common. Female pilot with broken leg reported.

Saddle bum

4,211 posts

242 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Woman driver! rolleyes

All quiet now, half mile from Common.

B3Svert

553 posts

215 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Have been wondering the same thing, that red helicopter was flying overhead for quite a while too.
Any links to news stories?

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

265 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Kent residents freaked out by huge metal bird in sky.

Leebo77

125 posts

230 months

Neil_H

15,407 posts

274 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Pfft, these school-run-Mums always parking as close as they can to pick their little brats up.

NiceCupOfTea

Original Poster:

25,536 posts

274 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Blimey! That's less than a mile from me! I could see a heli hovering over there an hour or so ago. I'm sure I heard sirens earlier though - about lunchtime - and a lot of them too!

B3Svert

553 posts

215 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Leebo77 said:
nice one, beat me to it. Just nipped out for petrol and went to have a look (drove against the stream of fire engines so was easy to find). BiB said it had crashed in Southborough Primary. Guess that's about 600m from my house, considering I work from home and was in the loft with all the windows open this afternoon it says a lot about my powers of observation!

devonshiredave

552 posts

225 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Cant believe we missed that, office is a few hundred meters away!!!! We were also wondering what all the fuss was about

NiceCupOfTea

Original Poster:

25,536 posts

274 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Blimey, we are all neighbours! How about a Petts Wood PH meet? hehe

B3Svert

553 posts

215 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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NiceCupOfTea said:
Blimey, we are all neighbours! How about a Petts Wood PH meet? hehe
PH mini meet to "salvage" parts of the plane? biggrin

B3Svert does not condone stealing parts of crashed aircraft

rlw

3,556 posts

260 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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Been out all day so missed that - looks like fun...........

Don1

16,507 posts

231 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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rlw said:
Been out all day so missed that - looks like fun...........
Hate to think what your definition of a bad time would be! wink

Cotty

41,920 posts

307 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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NiceCupOfTea said:
Blimey, we are all neighbours! How about a Petts Wood PH meet? hehe
Well im only in Crofton, Petts Wood is 10 min walk

Hooks

95 posts

260 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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I'm getting slightly worried now. eek

The Farnborough plane crash last year was just behind my old secondary school, now this one at my old primary school - I'm staying in the basement at work from now on!

I'm sure this is only going to fuel the fire for the anti Biggin Hill brigade though. rolleyes

ncs

3,973 posts

305 months

Tuesday 18th August 2009
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NiceCupOfTea said:
Blimey, we are all neighbours! How about a Petts Wood PH meet? hehe
All round to yours then? biggrin

Works for me, its only 1/4 mile away from home.

Nicknerd
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