Sea Hawk crash 1953
A little late contributing but, here's what I saw: I was lying sun-bathing outside my block, when I saw the naval Sea Hawk appear above the main HQ buildings and appear to climb very steeply and bank. The port wing then folded throwing the aircraft upside down, it first hit the tennis courts behind the officer's mess, hitting the garages (setting fire to them) and then seemed to bounce into the squash courts and head towards the WAAFs quarters. The amunition in the aircraft was exploding.
I ran towards the accident where I saw the wreckage scattered over a wide area and the unfortunate pilot who was already covered in sheets. How there was so very little damage and no one else injured was a miracle (although I think some WAAFs were treated for shock). It appeared, if it was at all possible, that the pilot tried to avoid the closely packed buildings.
Arthur Waldron