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Old 5th Jan 2007, 08:30
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VX770

Catherine
If you want to know the story of the last flight of first prototype Vulcan VX770, which came apart at Syerstion on 20 September 1958, I covered it with photos from the cine film in 'Crash', Ian Allan 1991, pp.51-54. I don't know if Keith was the Rolls-Royce or Fairey test pilot on board, but whoever was flying seems to have pulled 2-3 'g' while clocking up 410-420kts, and the airframe didn't stand a chance. Sorry about that.
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