Red Arrow Inquest report
Posted: 13 Dec 2012, 16:24
The Inquest to establish why Flt Lt Jon Egging crashed at the Bournemouth Air Show in 2011 has began.
The findings of a Military Aviation Authority report, revealed for the first time to the public, said that it was most likely that Flt Lt Jon Egging suffered ALOC - Almost Loss of Consciousness - as his jet pulled out of formation in order to land at Bournemouth Airport following a display at the town's air festival on August 20, 2011.
His Hawk jet over-banked with its nose down, losing height when it should have been climbing.
The plane did level out and pull its nose up seconds before impact, indicating that Flt Lt Egging regained full consciousness, but it was too late to avoid a crash or eject.
Flt Lt Egging would have been killed on impact.
Full report is here:
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/1 ... oner_told/
Edit: Coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death
The findings of a Military Aviation Authority report, revealed for the first time to the public, said that it was most likely that Flt Lt Jon Egging suffered ALOC - Almost Loss of Consciousness - as his jet pulled out of formation in order to land at Bournemouth Airport following a display at the town's air festival on August 20, 2011.
His Hawk jet over-banked with its nose down, losing height when it should have been climbing.
The plane did level out and pull its nose up seconds before impact, indicating that Flt Lt Egging regained full consciousness, but it was too late to avoid a crash or eject.
Flt Lt Egging would have been killed on impact.
Full report is here:
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/1 ... oner_told/
Edit: Coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death