Not a good day for the Mighty Merlin
Appears to be rather a mess in the BBC picture - do we know if the aircraft rolled when it met with the ground?
Glad all concerned lived to tell the tell - indicates the strength of the airframe.
Best to let the boys from VL do their job before we all try and guess the cause although T/R failure does seem on everyone's lips - another Italian design!
Let's hope we see the Mighty Merlin flying soon!!