Colin McRaes Helicopter has crashed - RIP Colin and Johnny McRae

I felt this was better in OT.

A helicopter registered to Colin McRae has crashed in Lanark, Scotland. Its currently unknown if Colin was onboard the helicopter. Sky News is reporting its in such bad shape thats its impossible to tell how many people were on the aircraft at this time.

Edit: Colins death has since be confirmed.

RIP Colin and Johnny McRae

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2007 11:03PM by DaveEllis.

Yep jus saw that, terrible, i pray he's not on it. It was apparently on his own estate

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Daily Telegraph has confirmed Colin was on the aircraft

Jean-Eric Freudiger, McRae's agent, last night told The Sunday Telegraph he had spoken to the driver's brother and that he had confirmed the former champion had been piloting the Squirrel aircraft.

Speaking from his home in Switzerland, Mr Freudiger said he was still in shock and fighting back tears as he said he could not reach Mr McRae's wife, Alison.

He added: "I have heard that it was his aircraft. He was in the helicopter. I cannot believe it was a helicopter pilot error because as my best friend and the godfather of my daughter I know he was a very safe pilot.

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wow this is amazingly dodgy :S

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no news on McRae on BBC.

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The BBC website is always slow with breaking news.

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He and his son may have died

[www.dailymail.co.uk]

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I never trust the daily mail

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"When you begin in this sport you are given a chequebook. Every time you have a big one you must write a check to the angels. The trick is to finish your career before you empty the chequebook".

THE former rally driving champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon. The aircraft came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4pm.

[www.timesonline.co.uk]

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@#$%& speechless

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"When you begin in this sport you are given a chequebook. Every time you have a big one you must write a check to the angels. The trick is to finish your career before you empty the chequebook".

sorry double post

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"When you begin in this sport you are given a chequebook. Every time you have a big one you must write a check to the angels. The trick is to finish your career before you empty the chequebook".



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2007 10:56PM by danny87.

RIP Colin and Johnny McRae

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R.I.P Colin & Son

I can't believe it... now it's really starting to sink in. Why are all of the nice famous people dying, not the nasty ones who order people to stir coffee clockwise and get a limo for a 50ft walk?

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RIP to a rally legend

First Richard Burns, now McRae

Two modern day legends of rallying

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Most sites are refusing to confirm this - but still, a very sad night if true.

A huge loss to rally and motorsport



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f***in hell, i'm shocked and feel ill. this is the first i've heard about it all day (almost midnight on saturday).

my thoughts are with his family

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