The place was Hatfield, 13/9/62, and the pilot was George Aird, a civilian test pilot with Hawker Siddeley Dynamics. The Lightning became uncontrollable after an engine bay fire had weakened a tailplane actuator, and the pilot was forced to eject from low level. Unfortunately he landed on some greenhouses, breaking both legs in the process!
(Interestingly enough, George was also a former member of the 'Black Arrows' - including that 22 ship Hunter formation that looped at Farnborough in 1958)
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