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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 1958 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Vulcan B Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XH497 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire (SQZ/EGXP) |
| RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire (SQZ/EGXP) |
Nose wheel fell off on take off. Rear crew subsequently bailed out during which one navigator (Dennis Blackwell) was killed when his parachute failed to open over Waddington. Aircraft eventually landed back at Scampton, and only suffered minor damage, following a text book landing by the two pilots.
Aircraft repaired and later converted to B1A standard and returned to service 19/6/1962.
Sources:
1. Crew member
2. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100- XZ999, published 2001
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/38/S2921: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578701
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XH
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2010 13:17 | lebketton@tiscali.co | Added |
| 22-Aug-2011 13:15 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2011 01:25 | XA907 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Dec-2012 10:22 | XL391 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2019 14:52 | Vulcanicman | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2020 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2020 00:10 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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