So what happened to G-BHXU in 1995? Michael Malric-Smith explains...

"In a nutshell, the engine gear box packed up in a fairly major way - engine stopped 17 miles from Alderney at 1000ft. Carried out engine off landing - aircraft rolled over and started to sink in about one second! Escaped under water using short term air supply system (STASS) (first time used by civilian crew in anger). Picked up by Navy about 45 mins later and flown to Guernsey, then back to base with Keith in G-TELY. Rigged the spare (G-SPEY) left at dawn the next day to France and completed job on time!"

Apparantly she's still there on the sea bed!