That Mildenhall accident was the result of the Vampire and Meteor 'brushing' wings IIRC. The Meteor continued flying along for long enough that you were sure they'd have got out had they had ejection seats. The Vampire stalled and went in vertically, but because it did have bang seats both occupants got out. I was chatting to an old UAS chum (an eng officer, Jim Evans, wonder what happened to him) looking at a visibly cracked 43 Squadron Phantom!