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The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Lets hope they rescue this one out the drink. It's not often, giving the amount of military training flights , that they ditch. I hope he ejected and he was able to activiate his Electronic Positional Indicator Radio Beacon.. I reckon the North Sea is still pretty chilly in June.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I know of a RAF pilot who is still missing after take off in a English Electric Lightning from RAF Luqqa Malta back in the 60s. I don't think they had EPIRBs then. Surely this pilot has one and in this day and age I would of thought it would automatically activate when the Martin Baker was deployed ? As you work in aircraft you may be able to correct or confirm.
A message of condolences sent to Base Commander RAF Lakenheath.
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I found the locator beacon down the back of a 747 once. It is behind a panel that was rattling and I didn`t know why so I got my torch out, opened the panel and had a good old look (because I`m nosey like that) The orange locator beacon was sitting on a bracket between the interior lining of the aircraft and the fuselage. It was a strange to see it (almost sinister) because it brings it home as to what can happen (ditch in the middle of the Atlantic etc)