[ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] Any comments? Mr Sebastian Cox does not report the truth, he prefers his story. The three rear crew were also killed when the aircraft crashed. Vulcan B1A XA 910 of the Waddington Wing, RAF Waddington, September 1964. Thanks, [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] in 1964-65, raf Valley, watched the vulcan B2. I swear to the above true fact and am willing to stand up to any Court of enquiry. Our email is available through this portal as well, so please feel free to contact us. I suspect through a bit of homework I've done the photographer may of been Peter Poole. My description of what actually occurred can be corroborated by the radio operators (also an aircrew Sergeant Signaler on a rest tour at the time) who was on duty and sent two of the diversion messages. In 1957 I was still at school and not too interested. [> This aeroplane then transferred to the Waddington Wing in 1968, and joined 50 Sqn in Aug 1975, then 101 Sqd in Dec 1980, 44 Sqn in July 1881, by this time the paint scheme had changed to what was applied for the low level role that the Vulcan was then used for. Whoa. I do intend to trawl through the records at Kew when I get the time which will provide this info. Unfortunately none survived. Re: vulcan accident 1956 -- Angela Geeson, 23/11/15 17:53:34 XM602 Delivered: November 1963 Notes: Olympus 301 engines. George Czerny-Holownia November 20, 2014 at 9:52 pm - Reply. [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] The media and political debate, plus the parliamentary 'waffle' that followed this tragic and totally avoidable incident make very uncomfortable reading. Hope this helps. Not a job I would care to do again.!! Re: vulcan accident -- John Holloway, 29/02/04 11:13:11 I was then threatened with a Court Martial and a 50 year Security D notice was issued which disallowed any reporting of the true facts. The only Vulcan crash I know of was as follows- [> "leaf" & crash in a village called Rosneiger, [all crew got out ok] think port side engine [one of the two that is] blew & left gaping hole underside, seen by the naked eye, no fire apparent from the ground as I recall. The message is - Make sure you are properly registered with your Local MP or he has No Interest in you whatever. [> The next day there was a comprehensive report in the DailyMirror which headlined as follows, (...and Four men die, just like that") The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered tailless delta wing high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Iain, [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ]. [> [> Funny thing is the only record that I can find is between my ears. hamlin@practicalspain.com+. RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Stations which protect UK airspace (RAF Lossiemouth is the other). Sqn Ldr Edward Albert Gamble aged 35 Navigator With regard to XM610, if I recall correctly there was a problem with one of the rear crew parachutes. <3 Heart Their must be a complete record of these orders. He is still alive after retiring from a well respected career in civil aviation. Delivered in November 1963 to No.12 Sqn, then formed part of the Coningsby Wing, which shortly moved to Cottesmore in Rutland in 1964. [> [> [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] Re: vulcan accident -- Ray stewart., 27/08/12 20:57:06 During the early 1980s, Coningsby was the first … Manslaughter is not urgent enough to upset the rules. 20 September 1958: The first prototype Avro Vulcan strategic bomber, VX770, piloted by Rolls-Royce test pilot Keith Roland Sturt, was on a test flight from the Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment, RAF Hucknall, when it diverted to make a scheduled fly-past for an air show being held at RAF Syerston in Nottinghamshire. He must know! [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}A memorial service has been held for the crew of an RAF Vulcan bomber killed in a crash in Lincolnshire in the 1960s. 101 Squadron Vulcan B2, XM600, crash 17 Jan 1977: Home RAF Stations & Bases Aircraft types Forum and Bulletin Boards Search site Links Books Abbreviations People Finder About ... A Phantom from nearby Coningsby carried out an airborne inspection and the crew confirmed the extent of the fire at the back of XM600. Can you confirm that please and have you access to the other names/ranks etc? If you search for North East Aircraft Museum, they have a comprehensive account of the accident you refer to which took place at Wingate in Durham. The Canberra departed in 1961 and in 1962 Coningsby became home to 3 squadrons of the Vulcan bomber force (9 Sqn, 12 Sqn and 35 Sqn) until 1964. The Vulcan crash with Harry Broadhurst on board was in late summer/autumn 1956. Relatives of the five men who died attended the … It was a very sad time for my Aunt (who had been one of the Bletchley Girls) and my cousin, and it changed their life completely. In 1946 the Air Ministry drew up requirements for bombers to replace the existing piston-engine heavy bombers such as the Avro Lancaster and the Avro Lincoln. Lord Caswell. Richard Burkard, son of Flt Lt Charles Vernon Burkard, said it was a real honour to take his family and to meet relatives of other crew members. 8th Nov 2015, 23:43 #8 Skeleton . XM610 was the aircraft, I was at Waddo when it occurred. Talk 11/05/1964: XH535 : Vulcan B2: ... Control was lost during the climb out from a night asymmetric overshoot at Coningsby, Lincs. At about 1300 a further Class A diversion order was transmitted, again ignored, lastly just minutes before the aircraft attempted to land I was again ordered to send the third Class A diversion order, it was again acknowledged but again the pilots ignored the order. The Air Staff Operational Requirement OR.229 was for ‘a medium-range bomber landplane capable of carrying one 10,000 lb bomb to a target 1,500 nautical miles from a base which […] Re: vulcan accident -- dkh51250, 24/07/05 11:54:41 ... Crash-landed at Ktima landing pad, Cyprus after tail rotor failure at 40ft. No. [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] Sqn Ldr James George Woodgate Stroud aged 29 [navigator] Thanks for that Phil, in the interests of completeness however, the V-bomber presence in 1964 was 10/15 Victors at Tengah and 55/57 Victors at Butterworth. In de vroege tachtiger jaren was Coningsby de eerste RAF basis waar gewapende betonshelters werden gebouwd. On 7 October 1964, Vulcan B.2 XM601 crashed during overshoot from an asymmetric power practice approach at Coningsby. Re: vulcan accident -- Graham Wise, 30/10/05 17:30:25 The gossip was that he had been over-ridden but what really took place we'll never know, [ Post a Reply to This Message ][ Edit | View ] The event will start at 1045am (we suggest being there for 1030hrs) and last until around 1115am. All the crew got out of the aircraft, but two were injured on landing. Almost 3,000 Service Personnel, Civil Servants, and contractors work at RAF Coningsby. 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