Reply With QuoteThe BBC is reporting that two people (one pilot, one navigator) were picked up by the RNLI and taken to hospital. Hope they're both ok and that the other crew is found shortly.
Breaking news : MOD confirm 2 RAF aircraft crashed in Moray Firth
just seen this flash across the Sky News twitter feed and BBC news are reporting this....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...32#TWEET168116
Hope the pilots are okay....The RAF is co-ordinating a search and rescue after reports of two RAF Tornado jets crashing in the Moray Firth.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Tornado GR4s were from RAF Lossiemouth, on the Moray coast.
RAF Lossiemouth, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and RNLI have been alerted to the incident.
Buckie and Wick lifeboats have been launched and an RAF helicopter has been involved in the search for the aircraft and crew.
The MoD said: "The RAF are aware of an incident involving two Tornado GR4 aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth in the Moray Firth.
"The incident is being investigated and more information will be provided when available."
EDIT - Reportedly there's thick fog in the area, which is also an oil field
Last edited by SDL; 07-03-2012 at 10:45 AM.
The BBC is reporting that two people (one pilot, one navigator) were picked up by the RNLI and taken to hospital. Hope they're both ok and that the other crew is found shortly.
Just about to post that..... hope the other two are found quickly and in good healthOriginally Posted by Corrupt
Godspeed to the SAR teams. Hope they'll find the two missing airmen alive. Speedy recovery to the other crew.
Holy ****. Here's hoping the missing crew is found quickly and in good health, and a speedy recovery to the other crew.
Crossing my fingers for a safe return of the two missing crewmen.
Speedy recovery to the injured
God speed to the SAR teams.
Bad news - search has been halted until tomorrow.
The search for two missing crew stopped for the night at 10:45 BST due to bad weather, and will resume on Wednesday.
An MoD spokesman said: "The intention is to go back up tomorrow when the weather clears."
x2 ......................
God speed to SAR and the missing crew.
crossed fingers...
There was a report by the Metro last night, regarding one of the recovered crew. After seeing nothing else regarding that this morning, hopefully it was just them trying to make a story with no real information....
Some of the other sites were watching the search via some of the AIS sites, but after the news of the search being called off, i don't dare look...
As nighthawk said, Fingers Crossed!!!!!
Heard on Radio 2 not long ago, that the search and rescue operation for the two missing aircrew has been called off, and it is now proceeding as a "recovery operation"
Just seen this come over my twitter feed from Sky News...
RIPMoD: One member of air crew has died and two others remain missing following crash of two RAF Tornado jets yesterday
Very sad news... Rest in Peace. My deepest condolences go out to friends and family.
Last edited by The Armchair Soldier; 07-04-2012 at 10:33 AM.
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