All Hawk T1 aircraft grounded after Red Arrows Crash

Following the death of Flt Lt Egging at the Bournemouth airshow on Saturday, all the fleet of about 170 aircraft has been grounded.


Officials have indicated that an investigation into the crash could take weeks, but a MoD spokesman also said that an interim report was expected in days. The incident is now the Subject of a Military Aviation Authority investigation, which has no time limit.


A post-mortem examination that was carried out on 33-year-old Egging after his body was found near the river Stour, revealing that death was caused by multiple injuries.


After joining the RAF in 2000, Flt Lt Egging served with IV (AC) Squadron, based at RAF Cottesmore, flying the Harrier GR9 in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan.


The Red Arrrows dual control BAE Systems Hawk T1 has been used by them since 1979, before which they used the Folland Gnat.

The plane plunged into a field near the river Stour - BBC

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Red arrows pilot dies after crash at Bournemouth airshow

Red Arrows pilot Flt Lieutenant John Egging was killed when his Red Arrow Hawk T1 aircraft crashed at 13:50 BST at the Bournmouth airshow about 1km East of Bournmouth airport.

Flt Lt Egging flew in Red 4 on the right hand side on the outside of the famous Red Arrows diamond formation.

His wife Dr Emma Egging, described her husband as "an exemplary pilot" and said watching him during the display was the "proudest" she had ever been.

Flt Lt Egging was inspired by his airline pilot father who used to take him 'down route' allowing him into the cockpit for take off and landing.

In May his local paper the Leamington Observer said the 33 year-old had said that being part of the world famous team was "an absolute privelege".

Sources: BBC News