The Times, which has a more highly-staffed graphics department than your lowly Jalops, pieced together a graphic illustrating the Hamster's fateful trip down the runway at Elvington Airfield in the Vampire. From everything we know, Hammond didn't crest 300mph, although the Times claims he was "reaching speeds of up to 300mph." Also of note, the Vampire's Rolls-Royce Orpheus engine consumes 7-10 gallons per mile. That's a fair bit of JP-8.

Graphic: Hammond's high-speed crash [Times, UK]

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