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RAF plane crashes during training

York, UK - The accident while performing aerobatics. Pilot injured

He was training yesterday, March 12th, for an upcoming aerobatic show on his Tucano T-1 flight lieutenant Mike Rutland when his plane crashed in Linton-on-Ouse RAF airfield, Yorkshire. The expert pilot managed to eject himself right before the crash and he's been flown to a nearby hospital to check his injuries, but he's safe. The Ministry of Defense confirmed the accident in a note, but stated...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101176
Rome, Italy, 03/13/2009 12:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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