Summary
A MID-AIR smash last year which saw a Red Arrows pilot forced to eject from his jet has been put down to pilot error, an investigation has revealed.
The Ministry of Defence-led inquiry into the accident between the two Hawk T1 jets in Crete has revealed.S how both pilots encroached on a "minimum distance" of 6,000ft by more than 700ft.See the full content of this document
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Arrows Jets During Training Session
The report on the collision in March last year revealed how Flight Lieutenant Mike Ling, then Red 6 and the leader of the famed synchro pair, gave the nod to carry on despite seeing the aircraft were closer than they should have been.
The report said: "Believing he had the required separation, Red 6 briefly checked his position to assesS s where the aircraft would cross."On looking back towards Red 7...See the full content of this document
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