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Old 20th Oct 2020, 20:02
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Tzyana
 
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WB 771 Boscombe Down

My Grandfather worked for Handley Page in Crickelwood, London. He was sent to Boscombe Down to work on the then very secret prototype of the HP 80 Victor.
He was an electrician and during a hydraulic test. 2 technicians died when they were sprayed with hydraulic fluid which then caught fire.
My Grandad Edgar A Eyles died from his injuries two weeks later.
There is very little information out there about this incident.
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