Air cadets in mid air collision.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7885595.stm
Apologies, not seen it posted.
How tragic, especially in light that one of the girl's mother has already lost two other children, on to SIDs and one to Leukemia. Your heart really does have to go out to them.
Apologies, not seen it posted.
How tragic, especially in light that one of the girl's mother has already lost two other children, on to SIDs and one to Leukemia. Your heart really does have to go out to them.
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I've left my condolences to them on the ATC Forums at Air Cadet Central [click].
Other, former ATC members might like to do this too. Show them your support and understanding.
It happened quite early yesterday morning.
The very sad news, of course, is it is unlikely we will never find out what truly happened (apart from a mid-air collision, of couse) as both their RAF AE Instructors also died.
It is typical during AE flights for the Cadets to be given very tentative and supervised control of the aircraft - but being in such close proximity to each other this is unlikely - unless the Pilots were unaware of each others aircraft. They are unlikely to have been knowingly flying in close formation.
Hundreds of Cadets go through this kind of experience every year - some are even selected for further formal training, I believe. I've never heard of such an accident happening before, so it would be a shame if youngsters were to lose this opportunity on the grounds of H&S in future. In my view, everyone should be given the opportunity for such an experience - and, indeed, all Cadets do - all youngsters have to do is join the Air Training Corps.
Thank you for the link.