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{OldBonaMate}

Thanks for info on Phantom Dives - At the time we all thought about it as an assymetric problem - certainly due to brakes out and yawing as gear went down at fairly slow speed, however, having had a think, there's no reason why it shouldn't have happened on two. Not really seen as a great problem in the 50s.
Very deadly if it happened, but thankfully a rare event

Adding to your bit about bang seats, none fitted in T7 or the NF11, NF12, NF13(tropicalised 11 flown by 39 Sqn) and NF14.

And, as mentioned on another thread - you only got a 'blue note' from the single seaters with fuselage nose mounted cannons, - noise came from the gun ports.

(Jimgriff}

I remember the ejection fiasco quite well, it was documented in either Air Clues or the Fighter Command Accident Summary at the time. I have a feeling it was Coltishall but could be wrong.
A Hunter had landed hot, no brakes I recall, and had steamed off the far end. All fire vehicles to the bundu to help, although nobody hurt.

Several Javelins taxying past tower, when one end of an under fuselage slipper tank on one aircraft became detached and aircraft carried on taxying with tank dragging on the tarmac, quickly wearing a hole in the tank. Fuel p****d out behind aircraft and jet efflux set it alight. Controller said aircraft taxying - you're on fire! Crew concerned stopped and jumped out. Vague feeling Nav broke a leg jumping down.

Here comes the real co-incidence. A Hunter returning to the field,
having had a bit of an unsolved problem (engine?) said 'Is that for me?' 'Yes' says tower, whereupon matey stopcocks his engine an attempts a deadstick on the runway. Bloggs got it wrong and hit the threshold with an almighty crash. The complete nose section broke off and the seat went off at about 45 degrees to the vertical and landed on the grass. As I recall he got away with it!! About eight minutes from start to finish of fiasco. I remember the 'lesson to be learned' was be more careful with your R/T, especially in an emergency!!