Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 20/09/1958 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Mr K.R. Sturt; Mr J. Ford, both Rolls-Royce Hucknall TPs; Mr Howkins, Rolls-Royce Hucknall FTO; Flt Lt R.M. Parrot, navigator |
| Aircraft | Avro Vulcan B Mk 1 VX770 |
| Took off from | Hucknall, Notts |
| Purpose of flight | Aircraft participating in Syerston Battle of Britain display |
| Incident location | Syerston, Notts |
| Incident details | During display it was overstressed leading to break-up of starboard wing and crashed on airfield |