Originally Posted by
GeeRam
From very dimming memory cells of a post elsewhere on the subject from some years ago (probably Flypast forum before it went belly-up) the speculation was that the 'small leak' was likely a result of Stefan putting G-FURY onto its nose at Stapleford (IIRC) prior to the trip up north (weekend before perhaps?) and the engine finally quit about 6 or 7 hours later...perhaps not to many peoples surprise after Stefan's mishap, given the engine wasn't pulled for thorough inspection after the nose-over.
Saw that as a youngster. Lived locally ( Ongar ) and had cycled to the show