Originally Posted by
chevvron
Never heard of that one; they never had a Hawk on the fleet at Bedford so it must have been a visitor.
The Hawk was acting as a camera/chase aircraft for the A&AEE's Britannia, which was circuit-bashing at Thurleigh as part of wake turbulence trials. The Hawk lost control in the Brit's wake, just over the threshold, and flipped inverted.
Ironically, the pilot, who did eject (sideways), received severe injuries whereas the nav escaped with a few cuts and bruises.
Wake turbulence caused Hawk crash