Loss of G-VUEM

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Resident Citation VUEM was lost at Birmingham Airport after trying to land in fog. It was on a mercy mission for a patient in need of a liver transplant. Both crew members survived the impact with an ILS beacon but are seriously ill. Visibility at the time of impact was down to 275m. Lets hope they pull through ok.

Here's a link to a thread already open in None Liverpool Discussion.

derbosoft.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=local&action=display&thread=4866

And one to Aviation Safety Net.

www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101119-0

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Sad loss, but according to Sky News, one crew member had the nouce to go and cut the fuel lines of the A/c which had caught fire stopping the fire and recovered the liver which was due to be transplanted to a waiting patient.

The operation which was due to go ahead this evening.

The crew member deserves a medal.

Happy days

Bob

[lfsflyer]

I got them sent to by some one mate : ) I wish i could get that type of air side I'm restricted to GA : ) haha

[Biggles]

Looks to me like someone in Emergency Services or airport mobile staff had a digital camera with them on duty.

[RICEY]

i agree bob. the crew member who went back into the burning plane to kill the fuel supply and rescue the organ deserves a medal of bravery or what ever its called.
I guess dave or one ofthe other moderators have removed the photos from the thread

[calflier]

I heard that some reports were saying it was a member of the Air Ambulance crew that went back in,so would assume this may have been helicopter that took the injured crew to hospital, anyway a very brave action, whoever it was,and I am sure we will find out the complete story in due course,best wishes and get well soon to the two injured Citation crew.