Dave Rushton and his crewman, where killed in a crash in early 1978 on route from Minden to Wunsdorf, Op Banner tour.
The Court of Inquiry said he had been about to transmit a call to tower and had gone to close his noisy heater but instead operated the Fuel Shut off lever.
Photos showed the blades virtually undamaged 'On top of' the burned out fuselage.
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