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Light aircraft ditching caught on video

Pete67 · 2016-08-14 22:19:02

Lucky escape for the pilot, who was promptly rescued by bystanders following an inversion when ditching in shallow water during todays Herne Bay Airshow in Kent. He walked away from the incident with only minor injuries and is expected to make a full recovery. BBC Video footage here and details with pictures here. The…

14-08-2016 10:19PM

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Lucky escape for the pilot, who was promptly rescued by bystanders following an inversion when ditching in shallow water during todays Herne Bay Airshow in Kent. He walked away from the incident with only minor injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.

BBC Video footage here and details with pictures here.

The aircraft is type Druine D.31 Turbulent, registration G-ARNZ. Preliminary information also on Aviation Safety Network here:

The aircraft does not appear to be badly damaged, hopefully it can be repaired and flies again.

Date: 14-AUG-2016
Time: c15:30 LT
Type: Druine D.31 Turbulent
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: G-ARNZ

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