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14 November 2009 – Lightning T5 XS451 (registration: ZU-BEX), operated by Thunder City, crashed after an in-flight fire caused a failure of both hydraulic systems during its display at the biennial South African Air Force Overberg Airshow held at AFB Overberg, near Bredasdorp. The pilot Dave Stock was killed due to one of the two canopy front ...
The first time Thunder City participated in an airshow since the 2009 crash was on 21 April 2012 at the AFB Overberg airshow. [ 13 ] A set of Lightning tyres were sold by Thunder City to the Bloodhound SSC Project in August 2012.
November 14 – An English Electric Lightning of Thunder City experienced a rear fuselage fire leading to hydraulic failure while performing at Overberg Airshow in Bredasdorp, South Africa. The pilot tried to get the aircraft back to base; after failure of the canopy jettison system he was unable to use the ejection seat and the aircraft ...
The accident occurred directly in front of the grandstand just 15 minutes after Washburn's fatal accident. [136] The accident was caught on film. September 6 – RNAS Yeovilton – Flight Lieutenant Stephen Beckly RAF, died when getting out of his Harrier GR3 following a display at Fleet Air Arm Open Day, the ejector seat accidentally fired.
South Carolina saw a shocking rise in lightning strikes in 2022, year over year, a new report shows. SC sees shocking spike in lightning events in 2022, new report says. Here’s where it hit the most
12 January USMC Douglas A-4M Skyhawk, 158149, of VMA-131, crashes on approach to NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, after an engine fire, coming down in Upper Moreland Township, impacting in an intersection, debris tearing off roof of an auto-leasing business, destroying four autos, and damaging six houses, but no injuries on the ground.
The inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the helicopter crash just outside Leicester City’s stadium will begin on Monday – more than six years after the tragedy.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to acquire veteran forward Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets, The Athletic's Shams Charania and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski report. Per ...