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Old 5th Oct 2021, 19:54
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Herod

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"Hazel's" Herald accident was quite a story. As Arthur says, the turbine disc failed and succeeded in badly rupturing the fuel lines. No means of shutting off the fuel, therefore the extinguishers had no effect. The stbd tailplane burnt away, and eventually No. 2 engine fell off. However, the wing continued to burn. Selecting the landing site, Hazel found an 80 ft high tree and a farm roller at his selected touchdown point and High Tension cables further ahead. Over the tree and under the cables. No one was hurt.

Oh, and a true gentleman to boot. An honour to have flown with him.
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