A schoolgirl was killed after being hit by a model plane as she walked with her mother and sister. Tara Lipscombe was struck on the head by the remote-controlled aircraft with a 5ft wing span and knocked unconscious in what was described as a 'million-to-one' chance. The 13-year-old grammar school pupil was taken to hospital by air ambulance but died three hours later. The Acrowot plane, which has a top speed of 50mph, was being flown by a 55-year-old man when it flew out of control. Tara had been enjoying the Easter holidays on Dartford Heath, Kent, close to her home with a walk with her mother Jane, 46, and ten-year-old sister, Rachelle. Kent Police said the tragedy was 'a very tragic accident'. A spokesman added: ' The man flying the plane is understandably in shock. He was absolutely devastated and fully co-operative.' He was not arrested and although we are continuing to investigate the incident, it appears to be a tragic and freak accident. The man is now at home in London.' According to a police source, the man had been trying to land the plane and was at a loss to explain Tuesday's accident. Police have confiscated the Acrowot and it will be examined by experts. Dartford Heath is owned by the local council and is popular with model plane fliers, who were given a designated area in 1997.' We could all hear the plane but there are always planes about said an eye-witness, who asked not to be named.' Then we saw it coming over the tree and it started to go pop pop pop and spluttered.' It did a 360 degree roll, nose dived and smashed into the girl. Her mum just screamed and ran towards her.' A model flying enthusiast who arrived at the scene shortly after the accident at 5pm described what happened as a 'million-to- one' chance. John Lee, 53, said: ' I have been flying model aircraft for 40 years and as soon as I saw the ambulance, I thought I hope it's not an accident.
Videos Photos Lists Reviews Artists Podcasts Pop R [7] in 2014, the population was estimated to be 217,853,[7] the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state. Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D. C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast. The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's Give me liberty or give me death speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the.
Astra Superstars is a game by Sunsoft, who previously released 2 other popular fighting games for the Saturn, Galaxy Fight and Waku Waku 7. This game is the sequel to Waku Waku 7 and brings the insanity of ww7 to another level. Gameplay: First off, this is not your typical capcom/snk fighter 2 D fighter. The battles take place in the air, each character floating at the middle level of the screen leaving the ability to jump up/over or down/under your opponent during a fight. At first I found this a little awkward but after some time of the computer defeating me over and over, I figured out how useful those jumping/ducking abilities were when connecting combos. There are 3 super type moves that you can perform, each by pressing 2 buttons simultaneously. One is the typical super that transforms your character to super speed and the other 2 are actual super/power moves which are pretty deadly. Overall the game plays very quickly and the loading is just as fast. All loading before and between rounds, such as with Waku Waku7 has been gotten rid of which is a great plus. There are power bars which charge up quickly(much like the Capcom vs. series and also a star rating system above each bar which changes throughout each round. It seems that each character resembles a certain month or time of the year which is an interesting twist. To address the combo system, you are able to connect many moves, including your supers, which keeps the action fast paced. I mentioned above how jumping or ducking down above and below your opponent works well with connecting combos. This works very much like the aerial raves in the Capcom vs. series where you perform a 5 hit combo at ground level(middle level in Astra) which shoots your opponent either up higher or down lower. You quickly can try to follow them and catch them on their fall to connect even more, leading to lots of variation. Like.
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