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Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (red 4) Killed in Aircraft Crash During Bournemouth Air Festival on August 20, 2011
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Earlier reported here; a Hawk aircraft from the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has crashed while performing a routine in the southern UK.
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| Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (in Red) Killed in Aircraft Crash During Bournemouth Air Festival on August 20, 2011 |
The pilot of the crashed plane, Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging from Rutland, was killed when his Hawk T1 aircraft - Red 4 - crashed about 1km south east of Bournemouth Airport at 13:50 BST, the UK Ministry of Defence has already confirmed.
The 33-year-old Jon Egging flew Red 4 part of the ‘front section’ of the display group known as ‘Enid’. Jon Egging was based at the RAF’s Cottesmore base, flying the Harrier GR9. He reportedly has served in Afghanistan, providing support and cover for ground forces. He was married to Emma and, like all Red Arrows pilots, was with the display team since three years.
The exact cause of the crash is still a mystery while it is established that the lionhearted Jon Egging couldn’t eject from the crashing aircraft in time because he wanted to try to keep the plane away from populated areas. He succeeded, but sadly was killed in the crash.
It was the first fatality for the Red Arrows since a 1971 crash in which four pilots died in a mid-air collision.
A brief profile of Jon Egging in given below before sharing more pictures:
Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, the former Southampton University student, who had supported troops in Afghanistan, was married to Emma and lived in Rutland.
Jon Egging, grown up in Warwickshire, was motivated by his airline pilot father from his very early age and became a part of his local 2028 Southam Sqn Air Training Corps at 13. While at Southam School, in Warwickshire, he was awarded a Royal Air Force’s Flying Scholarship.
Jon Egging’s first solo flight was in a Cessna 152 from Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome. He then took a gap year, working in the UK and travelling around Australia.
Later, as a member of Southampton University’s Air Squadron received an RAF Bursary to support his Environmental Studies degree. He completed his Elementary Flying Training on a Bulldog and entered the RAF in 2000.
He was picked for fast jet training, flying the Tucano and Hawk, before becoming a Qualified Flying Instructor.
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| Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (Red 4) Killed in Aircraft Crash During Bournemouth Air Festival on August 20, 2011 |
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| Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (Red 4) Killed in Aircraft Crash During Bournemouth Air Festival on August 20, 2011 |
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| Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (Red 4) Killed in Aircraft Crash During Bournemouth Air Festival on August 20, 2011 |
