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Date Posted: 23/09/15 11:01:56
Author: Maurice Hamlin
Subject: Re: vulcan accident
In reply to: B. Valentine 's message, "vulcan accident" on 28/02/04 15:13:12

Dear Readers
The true reason for the Crash of Vulcan XA897 on 1st Oct 1956.
Despite my having emailed every MP and 250 members of the House of Lords details of why A.V.M Broadhurst refused to divert Vulcan XA897 from landing at London Airport. Not one of those MPs'queried the truth of my statement. The only response I received from many of these MPs was - that as I was not one of there particular constituents they were not allowed to respond. Manslaughter is not urgent enough to upset the rules.

The message is - Make sure you are properly registered with your Local MP or he has No Interest in you whatever.
I had the mistaken idea that they were voted in as the publics' servants Maurice 23rd September 2015

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[> Re: vulcan accident -- dick turner, 23/09/15 13:25:39

As a young instrument mech working on the line at RAF Coningsby in 1964 I remember well Vulcan b/2 XM601 crashing on the airfield perimeter . It cartwheeled as it touched down on a misty night. If I recall correctly only 3 of the 5 man crew were the regular crew. Unfortunately none survived.

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[> [> Re: vulcan accident -- Wilf Johnston, 24/05/17 21:09:36

As a young J/T airframe fitter I was on crash guard duty at this crash.
I seem to remember it rained all night as we picked thro the mess.
Not a job I would care to do again.!!

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[> [> [> Re: vulcan accident -- David, 26/06/18 4:16:43

Hello Wilf,

I am putting together a database with stories behind all of the V Bomber crashes with the hope of writing a book. XM601 is one of the only crash sites I don't have the precise position for. I am lead to believe from other sources that the site was "300 yards up the runway and some 175 yards to the right of the runway centreline" but I am unsure which runway was in use at the time 07 or 25. Do you remember whether the crash was north or south of the runway?
I do intend to trawl through the records at Kew when I get the time which will provide this info.
Kind regards Dave

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