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Offline gibbo_335

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Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« on: March 22, 2010, 11:35:09 PM »
 :-[ :'( :'( :'( :'( Sad day for aussie aviation, one of the guys was a friend of a good mate of mine...  |:)\ |:)\ blue skies mates

March 23rd, 2010


2 killed in crash at Darwin Airport

TWO pilots were killed when their jet crashed at Darwin Airport yesterday.

A witness said the 30-seater plane ploughed into trees "at full pelt" and exploded.

"Nobody could have got out of that alive," he said.

The pilots, Greg Seymon and Shane Whitbread, were experienced - one was monitoring the other on a routine training flight in the Airnorth Embraer EMB-120.

They were the only people on board.

The plane crashed on the RAAF Base side of the airport seconds after taking off from the main civilian runway. Police said the cause of the disaster was still unknown.

They said the twin-engine jet banked sharply after takeoff and plunged into the ground. Witness Greg Archer, 48, said the Embraer hit 8m-high trees at speed.


http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/03/23/133611_ntnews.html
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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2010, 11:56:09 PM »
 :'(

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Very sad news, Gibby...    :'(

So very sorry for the families and friends of the crew involved.  Please tell your friend we are sorry as well. 

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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 03:53:59 AM »
Aww, man. Sorry to hear that Gibby.
It's always tough when it hits home . . . .

Tailwinds, Mate!  |:)\ |:)\ |:)\
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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 04:21:48 AM »
Gibby...

Sorry buddy...condolences...

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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2010, 11:05:42 AM »
 :( Sorry to hear that Cobber  facing West.

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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2010, 12:54:51 PM »
Tis a bad week for aviation, this...
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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 04:08:58 PM »
Facing West...

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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2010, 05:40:37 PM »
 :'( :'( :'(  very sad month for aviation all over, mate. Facing West |:)\ |:)\ |:)\
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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2010, 01:40:07 AM »
Thanks guys, it has hit the Aussie aviation quite hard, especially in the Northern territory  :( :'( :'(
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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2010, 02:16:06 AM »
Terrible deal, Gibby..  so sorry for the folks involved.    :'(

This was right about where we parked when we were down there!  Very sad to think such a routine takeoff could turn so tragic...  been thinking about it a lot.  That was our normal departure off of Dahh-ween...    :'(

Very sad.   :(
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Re: Two pilots killed in training accident in Darwin
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2010, 05:28:24 AM »
My condolences |:)\ :'(

There was just a fatal plane-crash here in DK too yesterday, a small Piper with a married couple (both pilots) and two of their five children. Both parents killed as their Piper hit the trees of a small island in DK while they were on approach to land. Their two children onboard were seriously injured last I heard (I just woke up and haven't checked the news update yet).

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