True story Capt'n!
The pilot was eleven times British aerobatic champion Neil Williams.
The aircraft, if my memory is correct, was a Zlin!
You can read his report on the incident here:
http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/repeats...ng_failure.htm
Neil William's book on aerobatics should be compulsory reading for all who aspire to master aeros.
Williams was killed in an aircraft crash in 1977, while ferrying a Spainish built Heinkel 111.
Dr 