I have always thought the footage of the aircraft was very telling. To my eyes there was no power being applied- it wallows as it comes out of the loop. To me there was a chance that if power was applied he may just have made it.
Had full power been applied small cars on the road behind it would probably have been flipped over by the thrust as it was aimed straight down the A27.
I think the results would still have been horrific - but the evidence to me - admittedly as an armchair expert looks as if the pilot was off in Fairyland at the start of the manoeuvre- he missed the chance to roll out and recover at the top of the loop when he should have known he was too low.
It all points towards him being incapacitated or/and incapable of piloting anything at that moment- let alone a Hunter.
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