Help needed to ID aircraft wreck photo

Crash pic

Looking at the pic with the fire crew and a propeller which had not been turning on impact seems to suggest it could be WN141.

Anon.

There weren’t many Balliols written off, none in Devon so far as I can tell.

The damage would suggest that the aircraft was a write off and if there was anyone onboard they were killed.

There was a fatal accident involving an RAF a/c near Basingstoke (WN141), it struck a tree during a forced landing (engine failure) broke up and was destroyed by fire 17-10-1957. The other candidate seems to be WL726 of No.727 Sqn FAA, crashed at Brawdy during aerobatics at the 1956 Brawdy Air Day (4-8-56).

Brilliant many thanks
Ian

Balliol!

The helmets worn by the firemen are post-war!!!