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retrocop | 15:09 Mon 15th Jun 2020 | News
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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.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/15/us-fighter-plane-crashes-north-sea-major-search-operation-launched-12854008/?ito=push-notification&;ci=18693&si=9444196
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I sure hope they find him.
So sad for his family.
I pray for their safety Retro
The BBC said, 12 minutes ago, that wreckage had been found.
Yes indeed, let's hope he is safe and well.
There's a pilot training to protect us and endangering himself, and compare that to gangs of yobs desecrating our memorials to like minded men who!paid the ultimate price.
I pray he is found.
A Coastguard helicopter and RNLI lifeboats from Bridlington and Scarborough are assisting in the search.
Please let him be found alive.
I knew an RAF pilot who drowned in the North Sea (and another one in the Bristol Channel). It doesn't sound good.
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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.
On our local news, his body has been found , so sad
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They,sadly, announced that the pilot has been found dead. I obviously never knew him but R.I.P. and my gratitude and condolences to his family and colleagues.
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crossed posts Bobbi. :-) Sorry
Probably a bit different for us Retrocop. There are locator beacons within the structure of the aircraft and we also have ELTs which have to be physically activated (duration 48 hours)
Very sad, RIP.
Sad news, RIP.
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A message of condolences sent to Base Commander RAF Lakenheath.
https://www.basedirectory.com/raf-lakenheath-directory
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Thanks 237SJ for your reply.
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)
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I get that feeling every time I drop my reading matter and listen/watch the flight safety information. I always feel the life jacket is safely stowed under my seat but then I like to think I am a stubborn survivor. :-)

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