I also witnessed the crash and was a member of the crash team that mobilised within minutes of the accident. The site was just up the road from the two quarters that faced onto the road and which, miraculously, received no damage. The mature trees seemed to keep all the energy of the explosion in straight lines leading to what looked like an atomic bomb explosion, hence preventing what could have been a major disaster. Some debris was found in the Officers Quarters childrens playground but, as it was lunch time, the playground was not being used.
The thing I will remember most is that despite the incredible mess and acrid smoke at the scene the tail section was upright proclaiming its identity. Some of the liferafts had been thrown into the field behind and inflated and, although only minutes had passed, some people from the village were in the field taking photos. A couple of burly Rocks were despatched to obtain the cameras.
Later various witnesses told of seeing the complete upper camouflaged surface while sitting at the traffic lights and had left their vehicles and run towards the village. All in all, it was terrible waste of life but, it could have been much worse.
Like all crashes it is something you hope you will never see again but, will remain etched in memory for ever. RIP