British pilot killed at base

A Red Arrows pilot was killed today after being ejected from his aircraft while on the ground.

A Red Arrows pilot was killed today after being ejected from his aircraft while on the ground.

The RAF said a full independent inquiry was being launched into the incident at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

The tragic accident came less than three months after another pilot with the world-famous aerobatics team, Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (33) was killed in an air show crash in Dorset.

PA

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