ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55322
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Vulcan B.1A |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XH477 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St. Colm, Aberdeenshire, 10 miles WSW Banchory -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington (WTN/EGXW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In keeping with its revised role as a low-level bomber, Vulcan XH477 was on exercise over the Scottish Highlands. The aircraft had departed earlier from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, England, where it was based, and was carrying out a night low-level exercise.
However, during the exercise, the Vulcan failed to clear a hill in Glen Tanar, and crashed with some force close to Hill of St Colm. Sadly, all crew were killed on impact. The exact location was the Hill of Cat (at 2,435 ft)
Aircraft Crew Casualties - Those who died in this accident were:
Pilots:
Flt Lt David Allen Blackmore
F/O Derek George Faulke
Navigators:
Flt Lt Arthur David Roper
Flt Lt Gerrold Bartley Ross
Air Electronics Officer (AEO):
Flt Lt John Rodney Chapman.
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/vulcan_h-st-colm.htm
https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/441467-vulcan-xh477.html
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=32297
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1127942/
Images:
RAF Gaydon - BoB Display 19th September 1959
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2011 22:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2012 05:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2020 17:34 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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