Emergency beach landing - what type of aircraft is this?

[thefrog]

On the BBC news today. He landed on a Devon beach after engine failure. I can't work out what the aircraft is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...on-devon-beach

(the link may not work if you are outside the uk)

[Ganter]

Morane Saulnier - could be!

[dhasdell]

Morane Saulnier - could be!

Yes. It had been at a display at Bodmin. Good landing, though - the prop seems to have survived.

[IanP]

Ooh, that wing flex on touchdown made me wince. Very good flying there, though. Well done to him! Not tipping it over on a coarse gravel beach deserves even more kudos... I'm not so sure about carrying it up the cliff, though!

Ian P.

[Bradburger]

More details here: -

https://forum.keypublishing.com/show...Sidmouth-Beach

A great piece of airmanship if you ask me!

Cheers

Paul

[Crusader]

Very skilled pilot , for sure .

Rich

[michaelvader]

Hi friends
it seems to me to be a Morane 315 or 317
Yours
Papi

[gastonj]

Hi friends
it seems to me to be a Morane 315 or 317
Yours
Papi

Yes she is a MS 317 !
JMC

[T6flyer]

Was a 317, but now fitted with a Rotec Radial and somehow referred to being a 315!

I was at Bodmin all day and saw it arrive and depart. Pilot is an old flying friend of mine (we fly to fly Austers and Cubs together) and I'm sure he knew what he was doing!

Moraine_2 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

Moraine_1 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

[DaveQ]

That really did take skill. The shingle west of Jacob's ladder at Sidmouth is very deep and it's a miracle he didn't nose over. Watch as they pull him out; the wheels are inches (cms!) into it!

[Ganter]

Was a 317, but now fitted with a Rotec Radial and somehow referred to being a 315!

I was at Bodmin all day and saw it arrive and depart. Pilot is an old flying friend of mine (we fly to fly Austers and Cubs together) and I'm sure he knew what he was doing!

Tell him he's a bloody good pilot!