I remember a comment made when I worked in Directorate of Flight Safety, when t'was located in Tavistock Square. "The pilot is usually: except in the PR9, the first to arrive at the scene of the accident".
Although no laughing matter, I recall the RAF Form 1180 (summary accident report), which said something like: ' the pilot appears to have decided to follow the railway line, which would have taken him towards his base and this he did at low level. Unfortunately, he overlooked the fact that the line ran through a tunnel.................' need I say more?
O-D