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Miscellaneous => Aviation News => Topic started by: Anmer on August 01, 2015, 02:30:29 PM

Title: Plane Crash at CarFest in Cheshire
Post by: Anmer on August 01, 2015, 02:30:29 PM
Plane thought to be part of display team crashes at CarFest motoring event in Cheshire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33748256
Title: Re: Plane Crash at CarFest in Cheshire
Post by: Anmer on August 01, 2015, 03:53:53 PM
Possibly a Folland Gnat of the The Heritage Aircraft Trust:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gnat-Display-Team/134724899917689?sk=timeline
Title: Re: Plane Crash at CarFest in Cheshire
Post by: mhm on August 01, 2015, 10:03:35 PM
Pilot died.

RIP
Title: Re: Plane Crash at CarFest in Cheshire
Post by: Graham Bell on May 12, 2016, 04:33:56 PM
The report into this accident by the A.A.I.B. can be read here:-
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-folland-gnat-t-mk-1-g-timm
Regards-
G.B.