Second one

The Sea Vixen did continue the display. I haven’t seen it display before so I don’t know if it was the normal routine.
Around 4:00 I saw a bloke in overalls carrying a piece of aeroplane, walking away from the direction of the parked aircraft. Only saw the inside so don’t know what it was from. Piece about 18″ by 12″, or perhaps slightly bigger. The internal structure had ripped away from the rivets on the skin. Likely to be relevant?

Condolences go to the pilot’s family, friends and colleagues.
I honestly never thought that incident was survivable, although I would have been very pleased to be proved wrong.
Trying, reluctantly, to review what I remember after 3 people have ( my Mum’s the third) now said it was the left wing. When I saw the starboard wing twist and fold up, I suspect the port wing must have already failed. I thought he’d banked to turn but it seems it was the port wing failing upwards which gave me that impression.
Reminds us that although they do this for fun and for our entertainment, there’s risk involved as well.

Thanks for comments, I’m a little relieved to know it’s normal.
I witnessed a fairly serious, though not fatal, car accident last year. First one in over 30 years of driving. Volunteeered to the police to be a witness and then genuinely couldn’t remember what happened. Brain just seemed to have blanked it out. That baffled me too.

I was there too. Saw the bits falling off the Sea Vixen but didn’t realise what was happening.

The Spirit of St Louis crash must be down to differing viewpoints. I clearly saw the starboard wing fold up after an initial twist and then plummet to the ground. I understand from a local that it crashed on the road outside. As it happened, I thought I’d try to take a picture to see if it would help, thought it was too late, and even more importantly, didn’t want to. If the pilot’s survived I’ll be delighted, and very surprised.

I went to my first airshow, kneehigh to a tailskid, in 1957 or 58.
It’s the first mishap I’ve ever seen. I’m having trouble coming to terms with it.

Didn’t happen to me but it’s quite a good one.

The year I don’t know but guess around 1989.
My sister and brother-in-law, standing in his parents garden in Welwyn Garden City. One of them said “Mosquito!” so they’re standing watching for a minute or so until they realise they’re both watching a Mosquito but looking in different directions. They didn’t know there were 2 airworthy Mossies.

As far as I know that weekend was the only time Kermit’s and the BAe one flew together. It was the air display at the Mosquito Museum the following day, so I went, and they were both there.

My views are fuelled by Old Speckled Hen,unfortunately not enough to affect my judgement. Don’t like Adnams Bitter, gives me heartburn. Broadside’s fine.

For a long time, my views have been, if you want to repaint an aircraft to represent a different one, it’s OK as long as it retains it’s genuine serial number, with explanation on adjacent blurb. The aircraft is a valid exhibit in it’s own right and shouldn’t have it’s real identity disguised.
Not sure how that applies to civil aircraft, where re-registrations are quite common. Never thought about that.

Hope to meet some of you there, though I don’t know how as I don’t know anybody. If you see somebody 50ish walking around, accompanied by two ladies, t’other half and my mum, wearing a DH teeshirt with an Olympus SLR on his shoulder, it’s a fair bet it’ll be me.
Heard a rumour tonight the Lanc was U/S last weekend. Anybody know any more?