Bournemouth's Past: Jon Egging Traditional Geocache
Bournemouth's Past: Jon Egging
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This cache was originally one of 11 in a series highlighting Bournemouth's Past. Today, it is the only cache remaining from the popular series.
The Jon Egging Memorial, located on East Overcliff Drive, very near to this cache, was opened to the public on Wednesday 29th August 2012. The Memorial serves as a permanent, dedicated location for local residents and visitors to pay their respects to Flt Lt Egging, and reconfirms the Town’s respect for the Red Arrows.
Flt Lt Jon Egging tragically died when his Hawk aeroplane crashed into a field in Throop, just by the River Stour, after displaying at the Bournemouth Air Festival on 20th August 2011. Following the tragedy the strength of public feeling was evident. The Council decided to approach Flt Lt Egging’s family—his wife Emma and mum Dawn—about the provision of a permanent Memorial in the Town, dedicated to Jon’s memory.
At Emma’s request, the Council ran a competition for schoolchildren to send in designs for the Memorial. The chosen design, from pupils at Kinson Primary School, was selected by Emma and Dawn Egging.
Artist Tim Ward, from Circling The Square Ltd, who was selected by Emma and Dawn to create the memorial was subsequently commissioned by the Council to work with the schoolchildren in interpreting their drawings for the final design.
The final sculpture stands five metres high and is made up of three stainless steel contrails covered in red, white and blue glass discs with three glass Red Arrow jets soaring into the sky. The sculpture is accompanied by a memorial plaque which reads: "Always follow your dreams. Blue skies."
An inquest into the crash took place in December 2012, which is the first time the public had heard what happened in the accident. Some of the key details are:
Flt Lt Jon Egging's death was an accident which happened after he suffered an almost loss of consciousness due to high g-force, a coroner has ruled. The inquest was told Flt Lt Egging succumbed to g-force impairment or ALOC (Almost Loss of Consciousness) during a manoeuvre pulling 6.3g. His Hawk jet over-banked with its nose down, losing height when it should have been climbing. The inquest has also been told that the "cultural attitude" to g force was a contributory factor in the accident The RAF has made several changes to procedure, debriefing and manoeuvres since the tragedy.
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Bournemouth's Past series:
GC42HER: Robert Baden-Powell (A)
GC42HET: Flora Thompson (B)
GC42HEV: Charles Rolls (C)
GC42HEW: Bessie Bicknell (D)
GC42HEX: Jack The Ripper (E)
GC42HEY: Moordown's Oldest House (F)
GC42HEZ: Hancock's Half Hour (G)
GC42HF0: Peter's Hill Fire Station (H)
GC42HF1: William Smith (J)
GC42HF2: Jon Egging (K)
GC42HF3: Bonus - N50 AB.CDE W001. FG.HJK
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