Herp...
You have a good memory! The incident with the GR1 was indeed in the early 80's if my memory serves me right 83 possibly 84. The a/c was I beleive one of XV's fins and indeed it did suffer the fate which you describe. (The local rumour was that the nav was playing space invaders on the com 64 looked up saw A10 and Roberts your Mothers brother!)
The a/c first struck a hill heading towards somewhere interesting and on impact with the hill, (belly first, then the a/c started to disintegrate over a distance of three miles) the shock caused the collapse of several pre fab houses on the top of the hill. Luckilly, all occupants of the houses were out apart from one local who was walking towards his front door, key in hand, when the house collapsed infront of him!
Another great MB opperation for the crew.
(and a cracking little pub just a short way from the crash site. The landladies daughter was even more delicious than the food and drink!)
