VULCAN XH536

DATE OF CRASH 11th FEBRUARY 1966 PARENT UNIT R.A.F. COTTESMORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TFR TRIALS (Terrain Following Radar) THIS WAS A LOW FLYING EXERCISE THAT WENT WRONG THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE BAD AT THE TIME AND UNSAFE FOR LOW FLYING THE PILOT ELECTED NOT TO FLY AT AN HIGHER ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK FAN BWLCH CHWYTH GR SN 913215 THERE ARE SOME SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE TO BE FOUND AND A LARGE CRATER WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IT WAS UNDER FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH A SHEPHERD WHO WAS CLOSE TO THE CRASH TOLD ME THE AREA WAS COVERED IN PLAYING CARDS ?? AND ONE OF THE WHEELS ENDED UP IN A VALLEY TWO MILES AWAY JUST MISSING A COTTAGE I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF THE SITE BUT ITS WELL WORTH A VISIT BUT GET PERMISSION  FIRST

FATE OF THE CREW SADLY ALL FIVE WERE KILLED INSTANTLY

F/Lt McDONALD, F/Off SUTCLIFFE, F/Lt R.CLARE, F/Lt B.WARING, F/Lt E.FULLER

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