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The UK’s daredevil Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows, has had to cancel the first ten scheduled displays of the 2010 season due to a crash between two aircraft whilst practicing in Crete in March 2010. The current situation of volcanic ash in UK airspace is delaying the training of the pilot drafted in to replace the one injured in the collision and may result in further displays being cancelled.
New Synchro Pair Pilot Drafted after Red Arrows Collide over Crete
It was the Synchro Pair pilots, Reds 6 and 7, who collided during a practice session in the skies over Crete. The mid air incident forced Red 6 (Flt Lt Mike Ling) to eject from his aircraft. He sustained injuries which included a dislocated shoulder along with ligament and tendon damage to his knees. Red 7 (Flt Lt David Montenegro) however, was able to land his aircraft safely and was uninjured.
Whilst Flt Lt Ling is expected to make a full recovery eventually, the extent of his injuries meant that a replacement pilot had to be found if the Red Arrows were to display using their traditional nine ship formation in the 2010 season. So a previous Synchro Pair leader, Flt Lt Paul (Pablo) O’Grady, who retired from the team in 2008 after completing a three year tour, was drafted back in.
Pilot Training Halted Due to Volcanic Ash
O’Grady and Montenegro were due to start training out of RAF Scampton, under the watchful eye of the recovering Ling, on April 16, 2010. However, whilst their fellow team members have been able to resume practice in the clear and volcanic ash free skies over Akrotiri, Cyprus, the unfortunate UK based pair are grounded and unable to train.
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