Wasn't the first loss of an RAF C-130 at Thorney?
I seem to recall reading (Airclues?) years ago of an 'Albert' doing an approach with starboard inner shutdown. On overshooting, instead of starting the starboard inner, the starboard outer was shut down by mistake.
The resulting asymmetric caused the aircraft to plunge into a vertical dive.
Edited
It was at Colerne, not Thorney. Ignore all above.
Last edited by taxydual; 8th Jan 2009 at 21:59.
Reason: Tom put me right. Colerne not Thorney