The pilot of a Royal Air Force Typhoon has landed safely after an unusual incident saw the jet’s canopy jettisoned over the North Sea before an emergency landing at RAF Coningsby. BBC News ...
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RAF Typhoon Lands Without Canopy After Suspected Bird StrikeThe pilot of a Royal Air Force Typhoon has landed safely after an unusual incident saw the jet's canopy jettisoned over the North Sea before an emergency landing at RAF Coningsby. BBC News reports, ...
The air force confirmed the canopy of the Typhoon, from XI (F) Sqn at RAF Coningsby, had been "jettisoned by the pilot" during a flight which took it over the North Sea. A spokesperson for the RAF ...
The Typhoon was operating from RAF Coningsby, which is located to the south in Lincolnshire. Airspace over Yorkshire is regularly used by Coningsby’s Typhoons and other aircraft for training ...
The RAF confirmed "a pylon" had detached itself from the RAF Coningsby-based Typhoon jet over Haisthorpe, near Bridlington, during a sortie on 17 January. There was no damage to any property and ...
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Fighter jet canopy dumped in mid-air emergencyThe air force confirmed the canopy of the Typhoon, from XI (F) Sqn at RAF Coningsby, had been "jettisoned by the pilot" during a flight which took it over the North Sea. A spokesperson for the RAF had ...
The jet had set off from RAF Coningsby, some 66 miles away ... An RAF spokesperson said: “On Friday, January 17, a pylon from a Typhoon detached and landed in open ground.
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