tango 24 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Helicopter door hurts 3 at Irish air show SALTHILL, Ireland, June 25 (UPI) -- Three spectators were injured when a door fell from a hovering air force helicopter at an air show in Ireland. Witnesses told Sky News the Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter was about 100 feet over a seaside hotel in Salthill when a side door gave way and fell on the crowd. The injured were taken nearby University College Hospital and are said to be in a stable condition, Sky News reported. Liam McBurney said he had been on top of the hotel taking pictures of the event when he saw about 100 people flee from the shoreline. "The door fell off and was just like a piece of paper floating in the wind," McBurney told Sky News. "It floated over the promenade and crashed into the beach before bouncing about five to 10 feet into the air and landing again." Although the airshow had ended, many of the spectators were milling about when the door hit the ground, he added. A Ministry of Defense spokeswoman apologized for the incident and promised there would be an investigation into what happened, Sky News said. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/25/helicopter_door_hurts_3_at_irish_air_show/5179/ how do you not see a door coming i mean come on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Dude its an airshow why would anybody be looking at the sky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 This is why I just stay inside, look at porn and drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 i like how they point out that it floated to the ground like a piece of paper just to illustrate how clueless the injured people were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 It says the show was over, and people were just on their way out. I don't know about you guys, but I rarely check to make sure that no helicopter doors are about to land on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 i still check the closet for the boogie man that counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 what would you do if a meteor fell on your head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 what would you do if a meteor fell on your head? DIE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 hope i had turned the dishwasher on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MitchThe$nitch Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 i was hoping for video of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceLeroy Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 just say no to "airshows" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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