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nasty11
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by nasty11 12 May 2007, 19:51
I just passed the AB and saw the QRA rdy for take off @ aprox 19:35 lcl.
JetStar2
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by JetStar2 12 May 2007, 19:58
AJ42 now visual with "commless aircraft" at 9000ft. The scramble is trying to read the tailnumber, but not succesfull now.
nasty11
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by nasty11 12 May 2007, 20:21
Yep, saw it happen above Leeuwarden city.
I managed to take a picture with my mob.phone but quallity is poor.
For the smart *sses no it aint birds!
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by Sjoerd2 12 May 2007, 20:22
Saw 2 f16's overhead Leeuwarden city chasing civil plane at 20:15 local time. Plane is heading west at aprox 5000 feet.
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by JetStar2 12 May 2007, 20:34
Cessna is slowly descending over sea. F-16 asked to mark postition of possible impact for the coast-guard.
nasty11
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by nasty11 12 May 2007, 20:38
Accoording to sources the cessna crashed. Pilot was hanging forward in his straps.
A picture of the plane in better days:
http://www.texelairport.nl/index.html?f ... ebaa.htm&2
Better pictures of the intercept are shown @ milspotters.
Melchior Timmers
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by Melchior Timmers 12 May 2007, 21:09
Seems people in Harlingen are lucky since the aircraft crashed near the village (53 11 06 N 005 17 37 E ;credit milspotters)
Leeuwarden
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by Leeuwarden 12 May 2007, 21:37
Not only lucky in Harlingen... Also here in Leeuwarden: the Cessna flew straight over my house with two F-16 next to it.... I have never seen anything like this over Leeuwarden before...
Otto
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by Otto 15 May 2007, 14:41
15/5
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by Otto 15 May 2007, 15:26
Hunter22 airborne. ETA 16:10LT
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The Hunter arrived at 16:12LT
Brian
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Posts: 937 Joined: 23 Sep 2002, 00:02Type of spotter: Een die naar vliegtuigen kiektLocation: EHTW
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by Brian 07 Jun 2007, 10:49
Heads up,
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jza
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by jza 07 Jun 2007, 10:51
Could also be a Falcon 20.
Brian
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by Brian 07 Jun 2007, 11:19
My fault.. didn't see that message
greets Brian
Otto
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by Otto 07 Jun 2007, 12:27
Vader1 FA20 (GFRAJ) FRA
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by Otto 07 Jun 2007, 14:03
VADER1 ATD 12:55LT (to Durham tees valley)
