It's important to note this particular aircraft was only released from the RAF in 1996. It's then been in the hands of wealthy individuals and has been on the circuit for quite some time.
Those saying this aircraft is old or falling to pieces, unless otherwise proven, seemed to be in excellent condition and order.
To answer the question about how he survived - That's a good question. From what I was told, it looked like the fuselage separated forward of the wings, with the momentum separating him from most of the carnage that followed. Not only this, but the unfortunate cars which were on the road (Particularly the Silver BMW) took the impact of the downward motion, taking a lot of energy out of the ground collision.
gawbc :
How on earth do you reach that conclusion. I merely posted this because
according to RiSq he knows what happened - pilot error -
Think you misquoted me - I never stated pilot error, that was the other person that actually quoted me. Please check your facts and amend your post.