Prober - was it Capt. Ormonroyd who was the intrepid aviator that removed the Comets fin in a low go-around at Bedford?
ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland DH-106 Comet 3B XP915 Bedford-Thurleigh Airport
It was in the days of training accidents seemed to be part of normal life in the BEA group (several tridents, the odd Vanguard and Airtours 707).