Topic: Large Jet crash Bagram

[The Fletcher Memorial]

Did that not happen in the Ukraine?

Yes that rings a bell mate, my mistake saying it was in Russia.

I can't remember where I seen it, but I wouldnt watch it again myself, wouldnt want to. The images don't leave you. But I do remember watching it that first time and saying to myself "why am I still watching this?" it's just beyond horrific.

[Macphisto80]

Yes that rings a bell mate, my mistake saying it was in Russia.

I can't remember where I seen it, but I wouldnt watch it again myself, wouldnt want to. The images don't leave you. But I do remember watching it that first time and saying to myself "why am I still watching this?" it's just beyond horrific.

Fairly easy to get the locations mixed up. And yeah, like yourself, I found myself watching it up to a point where it just got too much. Beyond horrific is accurate. The thing I remember most about that video is that someone runs over to the pilot who was at fault and bravely ejected to save his own life and pats him on the back, when really he should have clocked the c*nt.

[AB LFC]

On the Ukraine video didn't even see the end bit with all the bodies that got hit and are laying there in pieces, fucking hell that is truly grim. Wish I never saw that, absolutely horrible especially with little kids there.

[Red Beret]

I remember the one where the airbus flies into the woods.  You don't see anything else except a mushroom cloud. 

EDIT: Just read up on it on Wiki.  Only three fatalities thankfully but still heartbreaking:

Of 136 people on board, three did not escape. One was a handicapped boy in seat 4F who was unable to move. Another was a girl in seat 8C, who was unable to remove her seatbelt (her younger brother had removed his own seatbelt but was carried away by the rush of people before he could help his sister). The third was a woman who had reached the front door and then returned to help the girl. Thirty-four passengers required hospitalization for injuries and burns. Both pilots received minor head injuries and also suffered from smoke inhalation and shock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296

[TSC]

Hate flying generally although do it out of necessity when needs must, but wish I hadn't watched those vid's.  Horrific.  I did manage to avoid clicking on links to other crashes and disasters.  Drive you up the wall watching those.

[Original]

While its not nice bringing attention to such a tragic event, there is an American B52 crash at an air show which is quite similar to the bagram crash, it is as spectacular as it is horrific. The size of the aircraft is probably not far off a 747 and apparently the pilot was known for carrying out dangerous manoeuvres for an aircraft that size and had been warned before.

[Phil M]

While its not nice bringing attention to such a tragic event, there is an American B52 crash at an air show which is quite similar to the bagram crash, it is as spectacular as it is horrific. The size of the aircraft is probably not far off a 747 and apparently the pilot was known for carrying out dangerous manoeuvres for an aircraft that size and had been warned before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFOXnfhBq7c

Equally terrifying and tragic.

[Terry_Tibbs]

While its not nice bringing attention to such a tragic event, there is an American B52 crash at an air show which is quite similar to the bagram crash, it is as spectacular as it is horrific. The size of the aircraft is probably not far off a 747 and apparently the pilot was known for carrying out dangerous manoeuvres for an aircraft that size and had been warned before.

Wiki page on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash

[DerKaiser]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DThd7ZqjclZE&sa=U&ei=1TCIUbOQF8aLOOH2gegF&ved=0CAkQuAIwAA&sig2=yS9FIIMuenLdAQO_lvU9gQ&usg=AFQjCNEWPnnQdM-uPgiJN8Lhd-TwxFYmDwhttp://


One of the worst I've seen. View with caution.