Hi Gary, I knew John from Hawarden as my PPL Instructor, and also Karl as a Broughton employee and member of my local model aero club.
The plane seems to have impacted the ground wheels first, and the tail snapped off to the right. I hope the AAIB soon give their results, as many Instructors and Pupils are still using these planes. The HM Coroner's Inquest will be held in a few months time , when all the facts are known.
I think the funeral of John will be at Chester Crematorium at 15:00 on Wednesday 29th August.
Pete