I think that would cause a vertical initial descent, but it looks like it tips over. The smoke could be surge/compressor stall brought on by the wild manoeuvring,
Heh, well there you go.
watching it again there is a slight glint/reflection below the heliflopter so makes sense
Bit of scuttle shake going on there 
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Helicopters, bad day in the office is bad
Had this one explained to me by a navy pilot, not so much missed the deck as got the thrust wrong as it came over the deck, rear wheel then caught the safety net and the rest you can see.
Poor cunts. Can’t imagine they all survived that.
We’ve just had our own fly past , taken from our driveway with a phone 
(the pilot used to live in our village and was on his way back from Southport air show)
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7 died but a few including the pilots were recovered. They were fully laden marines who were supposed to disembark onto the deck while the Heli hovered.
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10 July 1940 The Battle of Britain began
Please take the time to watch this video put together by the son of the last living fighter pilot.
Group Captain John (Paddy) Hemingway DFC
103 years old next week.
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This is Bing’s homepage image today, and it’s just 
Amelia Earhart instructing pupils in the basics of flying, Newark Airfield, New Jersey, USA, November 1933 - Bettmann Archive, can’t find a photographer credit.
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Some from Newark aviation museum yesterday.
Buccaneer is such a cool plane. Designed to fly at 8 feet at Mach 0.9999
They have Migs! Which is pretty cool.
Obligatory Canberra
Vulcan being painted (by a man with a paint roller 
)
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That Harrier!!
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Yup
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Class - an escort of Danish Air Force F16’s for Tour De France winner Jonas Vingegaard’s homecoming
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