Dead Sparrow :(

[piskieinboots]

We, rather sickly, always call the Red Arrows the Dead Sparrows - bl00dy **** luck Flt Lt Jon Egging

[Glutton4...]

Bl**dy hell - that's awful.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Really sad, and how courageous of his wife to give such a statement to the media so soon after the accident. We were treated to a display by the Red Arrows over our allotments close to Dyce airport one afternoon recently and again at home the same evening. It was quite amazing but it is really obvious when watching that because they do fly so low that if anything goes wrong then there is really very little time or scope for the pilots to do anything about it no matter how skilled they are.

[Snadger]

Sad indeed.

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

A shame. Poor family.

[rustylady]

Very sad news. We were watching them last week.

[ginger ninger]

O.H and me love to watch the R.A's, this is very sad news indeed. My sympathy's and thoughts are with his family.

[cardiffsteve]

We saw them one year when we were up Blackpool tower.
Very strange looking down into the cockpits as they flew past.

Very sad loss condolences to family and friends

[Florence Fennel]

A terrible shame and how very brave of his widow to speak so soon after the tragedy.

[piskieinboots]

Our unit flag is set to half-mast (as it should be) and will stay that way until after the funeral