There was a sickening thump, and a squeal of tortured metal.
The lights went dead, but the protest of tortured metal continued for several seconds.
Then came a screech of tortured metal as the propeller bit into the earth.
A brief peal of tortured metal rang sharply across the night.
There was the sound of tortured metal, and the car lost power.
It hit each bump with a dull thud and a groan of tortured metal.
Far above, the groan grew to a scream of tortured metal.
Presently there came a rasping sound of tortured metal.
They found it quickly - a long and thin piece of tortured metal that appeared to have been blown apart with particular ferocity.
With a shriek of tortured metal, the tall tower fell across the compound.