"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/3864843.stm

Tragic loss.

In the early 90's a friend and I took off from Bembridge in an Arrow III
returning to Southampton. In front of us was a Dutch registered Arrow II. We
followed them out until they had a problem and ditched just off the beach
near Lee-on-Solent.

We circled above and watched as two people clambered from the upturned a/c
and held station while ASR arrived to pick them up.

The worse thing was my wife was waiting at Southamprton and heard a Piper
Arrow had ditched!!! She was 'slightly' releived when we came on the radio -
as she was monitoring ATC

Clive