Originally Posted by
BattlerBritain
I was in the Brighton branch of the 'Spacers' watching the display on Brighton sea-front when it happened.
I remember hearing a big bang as Steve Jones (I think that was his name?) decided to part company with his steed. I think they calculated afterwards that he'd struck the mast at 42' altitude and he was only slightly higher and at 135deg bank when he went out.
As I recall, their authorized minimum altitde was
35 ft!