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| 'Lucky' escape as fighter jet part lands in field | 'Lucky' escape as fighter jet part lands in field |
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| The RAF confirmed the part had come from a Typhoon jet based at RAF Coningsby | The RAF confirmed the part had come from a Typhoon jet based at RAF Coningsby |
| An investigation has begun after a part from a fighter jet landed in a field in East Yorkshire. | |
| 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 no reports of any injuries, a spokesperson said. | There was no damage to any property and no reports of any injuries, a spokesperson said. |
| Crews have since recovered the equipment, they added. | Crews have since recovered the equipment, they added. |
| The debris was later recovered by military personnel | The debris was later recovered by military personnel |
| Shaun Colman, who was in Bridlington at the time of the incident, said someone he worked with described hearing a loud "thud". | Shaun Colman, who was in Bridlington at the time of the incident, said someone he worked with described hearing a loud "thud". |
| After visiting the field the following day "out of curiosity", he said it was "lucky" it came down where it did and not in the village. | After visiting the field the following day "out of curiosity", he said it was "lucky" it came down where it did and not in the village. |
| "There was quite a bit of debris there and it made quite a crater," he added. | "There was quite a bit of debris there and it made quite a crater," he added. |
| He said the wreckage had initially been guarded by a local police officer before military personnel came in to retrieve it on Sunday. | He said the wreckage had initially been guarded by a local police officer before military personnel came in to retrieve it on Sunday. |
| Mr Colman said the incident had sparked a fair bit of interest from local residents | Mr Colman said the incident had sparked a fair bit of interest from local residents |
| Aviation journalist and former RAF pilot David Learmount said it was the "first time in years" he had heard of a pylon falling off. | Aviation journalist and former RAF pilot David Learmount said it was the "first time in years" he had heard of a pylon falling off. |
| He said Typhoon jets used pylons to mount things including missiles or extra fuel tanks to the outside of the aircraft. | He said Typhoon jets used pylons to mount things including missiles or extra fuel tanks to the outside of the aircraft. |
| "It is just literally a structure on to which additional equipment can be bolted for a particular mission," he said. | "It is just literally a structure on to which additional equipment can be bolted for a particular mission," he said. |
| "It's quite a heavy piece of equipment and I'm glad there wasn't a person or animal underneath it because they wouldn't have survived if it had hit them." | "It's quite a heavy piece of equipment and I'm glad there wasn't a person or animal underneath it because they wouldn't have survived if it had hit them." |
| In his opinion, he said the most likely cause of the failure was some sort of error when the pylons were being mounted. | In his opinion, he said the most likely cause of the failure was some sort of error when the pylons were being mounted. |
| "Either that, and I think this is slightly less likely, a failure in one of the attachment parts," he added. | "Either that, and I think this is slightly less likely, a failure in one of the attachment parts," he added. |
| Mr Learmount said there was a lot of military activity in the skies over Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. | Mr Learmount said there was a lot of military activity in the skies over Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. |
| However, he said, due to the rural landscape of the region, any objects falling from planes were likely to land in "open country". | However, he said, due to the rural landscape of the region, any objects falling from planes were likely to land in "open country". |
| Pylons are used to attach additional equipment to the outside of the aircraft | Pylons are used to attach additional equipment to the outside of the aircraft |
| RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert Stations which protect UK airspace. RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland is the other. | RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert Stations which protect UK airspace. RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland is the other. |
| The station is home to two frontline, combat-ready squadrons and is also the training station for Typhoon pilots. | The station is home to two frontline, combat-ready squadrons and is also the training station for Typhoon pilots. |
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