I´ve not read the accident report for this accident, and I can´t be bothered to read the journo version. If what you say about the flaps not being correctly set for take off is correctly quoted from the accident report, it is only one of the factors in the accident. What was the aircraft doing so far off the side of the runway, and why did it end up there, instead of going off the end? Why, why why, I can go on for ever with whys.

I cannot see any reference in the report to the aircraft being off the side of the runway. It ran off the end of a 312 metre runway having failed to get airborne due to the flaps being selected up. It continued on until colliding with the F100.

More detailed information on the Auster Club home page.

http://www.austerclub.org/

Theres another thread on Shacks/Vipers here which details it quite nicely.

Whereabouts is that? Have done a search couldn’t find anything.

Is the Mighty Vanguard at Brooklands still kept in ground running condition?

Did the Vipers have throttle’s? Or was just a start / run arrangement?

Hi Peter. Thanks for your reply. I was just musing what the Vipers ran on after I posted. I didn’t realise they were adapted to run on AVGAS.

I cannot imagine the noise of all four Griffons and two Vipers at max chat 😮 😮

I think this aircraft was part of the Engineering Officers Training Flight at Cranwell. I remember a vist there many years ago. It was complete and immaculate then.
I remember the guy that showed us round saying that they had done a lot of work, including replacing all the hydraulics, as it was supposed to be going to the RAF Museum.
The tail section was retained, and used to be in one of the workshops at Cranwell.

A real shame it didn’t make it to the museum, as they don’t have a B(1)8 anymore.:(

I have been following this story on another aviation forum.

They were actively campaigning against this plan, as it meant the complete destruction of the airfield.:mad: