Originally Posted by
longer ron
Yep that is the one Chevvron.
I was told it was a spin off a low cable break,as I posted above - I was in the Hangar when it happened and have never seen an accident report for it.I don't remember it being absolutely next to the launch point but not too far up the field - long time ago so I certainly would not argue with anybody about it.
I have always assumed that TT and the cadet were just on or just over the min cockpit load,no bomb fitted and TT could not get the nose down to prevent stall/spin.
Hmm best not to go into it too deeply then
Tommy was a nice bloke too; he was wandering about the launch point chain smoking and saying 'that's me finished then'.
I think he started at 613 about the same time as me, along with John Hartill and Nick Nicholls. Tommy had an MGA sports car, gave me a lift to Amersham one day (I lived in Chesham) and we did the ton along the Missenden bypass!