DP

Sounds like the Lightning accident you mentioned was F/O George Davie of 92 Sqn which crashed at Hutton Cranswick near Leconfield on 27/4/64, a sad day indeed.

I have a copy of the accident report and it records that the aircraft hit the ground at an angle of 35-45 degrees. The pilot may have been attempting a forced landing when control was lost.

Correct. I was driving from RAF Driffield where I lived for the start of night shift (19 Sqdn) when the plane passed me at about 200 feet. I didn’t see it crash but heard that he ran out of fuel. I don’t know if he was trying to land, but I doubt it.