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	The turn of events, in pictures The above photo with the left wheel door still partly open was taken during its climb out after take off - Paul van der Horst This photo I took during its climb towards its fatal manoevre is noteworthy as you can see a crewmember in the bomb-nose, I believe taking a picture of the crowds below. He must be unstrapped, as he's not visible in the first picture (during climb out). That's peculiar if you know you're in for some aerobatics - Paul van der Horst Photo 1. N3710G Enters the barrel roll       Photo 2. N3710G Inverted in the Barrel roll       Photo 2. N3710G Going down   This photo was taken by Geoffrey Bullock, reportedly a cousin of the pilot (although a Dutch magazine  'Nieuwe Revu' credited the photo as taken by Geoffrey Bulloch). You can clearly see several faces in the cockpit - Clarification by Paul van der Horst

	h Video footage     Bad day at Biggin - Video 1 Bad day at Biggin - Video 2 For the above video's - "Right click and save target as"   A-26 Invader flown by Don Bullock at Duxford before Crash at Biggin Hill - Youtube   The above video's was kindy sent to me by Michael, who took this film on his VHS camera. Michael wrote: I remember this day well, I lived in Croydon at the time and managed to borrow one of the very first domestic VHS portable camera/recorders. I have the accident on tape somewhere in my archives I expect. As stated in the reports of the accident I recall there was no sound of an explosion from where I was standing on the airfield when the plane crashed. I remember following the aircraft along the length of the runway at very low level from right to left and climbing steeply, having the plane in close-up in the view finder. The air vortices at the edge of the wings were very prominent as the plane turned and disappeared from view behind the fair ground - followed by a large cloud of black smoke. It took hours to get off the airfield after flying was suspended.

	The newspaper report photographs   Below are six shots taken by a local newspaper of the accident

	Eye witness accounts Above, at the point of impact     Above, the impact The above photos were supplied by Barney Case   The two shots above, show the aftermath of the accident

	Some more of Don Bullock's incredible flying And finally, Don coming "out" of the valley at the 1979 Biggin Hill Air fair, where he eventually "went down" in 1980

	Additional video: N167B "Sugarland Express" at an airshow at Ski, near Oslo in Sep. 1992 pulling a half Cuban Eight

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