Feb 8th 1956. Eight Hunter F1s of the Day Fighter Leader School, part of the Central Fighter Establishment based at RAF West Raynham took off for a 4 v 4 exercise at 45,000'. The weather deteriorated at West Raynham, so the formation, now in four pairs recoved to Marham for Radar Ground Controlled Approaches. Confusion over callsigns and misidentifications led to protracted approaches. Two aircraft landed safely, one belly landed near Swaffham, four pilots ejected safely and one flew into the ground killing the pilot.
Ironicly, at the time of the crashes, the weather had improved at West Raynham. This was the early days of the Hunter with it's limited fuel and endurance. It led to a change of RAF procedures.
The next day, two Seahawks were lost in a midair collision.