Originally Posted by
Fitter2
..... After XH874 suffered an Avpin explosion on startup ...
Javelins were prone to this. I believe 18 were destroyed or damaged beyond economic repair during its career.
If you look at the film at 0.17 you will see an airman pick up an access panel cover off the ground and fit it underneath the plane. I guess that this panel was left off during engine start to allow his colleague to come with his fire extinguisher if necessary.
I hope someone on this thread can confirm...