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| Date: | Friday 11 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XL390 |
| MSN: | 40 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Northbrook, near NAS Glenview (KNBU), IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Glenview (KNBU), IL |
Crashed during an air display. The crash occurred after a stall and loss of control at around 400 ft (120 m), during a wing-over. The plane crashed into a landfill just north of Willow Road, missing surrounding residential areas.
Sources:
1. Flight International, 2 May 1981
2. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
3. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/125259-vulcan-xl390-12-august-1978-glenview-nas.html
4. https://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2550140
5. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.military/6c-gcNbYpu4
Images:
Taken from the roof of the transient aircraft facility, NAS Glenview just a few minutes before the crash.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2008 23:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-May-2009 02:53 | angels one five | Updated |
| 28-May-2011 04:42 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2011 12:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2012 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2012 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 12-Apr-2012 01:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Apr-2013 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Jul-2013 23:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2014 15:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2014 15:08 | theburp | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 08:22 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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