Chilling photo on the cover of the accident report, A340YumYum. Is that the cover of the document that appears online (the MAAS report)? Or was there a more detailed report?
Thanks for the replies to my ejection question typerated and KenParry.
There is another thread about this crash on a different site and someone quotes a 'cancel two late lunches' radio call from the navigator. However, having Googled this, it seems this is a long-standing story that pre-dates this crash and has been attributed to several incidents.
Looking at the map of the airfield and the co-ordinates of the crash site, it would have come down 500m to the west of us as we travelled up the Wootton Road. If they were over the airfield for 2 or 3 minutes only (I am guessing) then it really was close.
It's been a real privilege to read other peoples' recollections about this sad event. It really did make a huge impression on me as a young man, and I have never forgotten it.