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The incident occurred at the Red Arrows' home base, RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, England. The initiation of the ejection seat was assumed to be by accident. The parachute on the seat did not deploy and Cunningham fell, still strapped to the seat, 220 feet (67 m) to his death 217 feet (66 m) away from the motionless aircraft.
1945. On 29 September PD343 an Avro Lancaster B.1 of No. 550 Squadron RAF went missing on a flight from Italy to the United Kingdom with 26 on board. [1]On 2 October KH219 a Consolidated Liberator GR.6 of No. 203 Squadron RAF went missing in the Bay of Bengal returning to Singapore on a supply flight, 12 on board.
The last bombing mission of the Second World War launched from RAF Scampton was on 25 April 1945, when aircraft from No. 153 Squadron and No. 625 Squadron were despatched as part of the Bombing of Obersalzberg. [25] During the war RAF Scampton lost a total of 551 aircrew and 266 aircraft. [25] Of these 155 were Hampdens and fifteen Manchesters ...
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20 April 1950 RF408 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF landed with wheels-up during an overshoot at RAF Scampton. [ 3 ] 11 May 1950 SX957 of No. 148 Squadron RAF collided with a de Havilland Vampire ( VZ188 ) during a dummy attack 12 miles (19 km) East-North-East of Fayid, Egypt, ten killed in Lincoln and one in Vampire.
The Red Arrows were grounded after Egging's accident. On 25 August 2011, the aircraft were cleared to fly, after the initial investigation found there were no wider safety concerns involved in Egging's accident. On 27 August 2011, the aircraft and pilots returned to their base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire. On 29 August 2011, the Red Arrows ...