The fatal accident on 7/10/64 was captained by Wg Cdr Baker who was OC 9 Sqn (not 12 as stated). He took our aircraft as his had gone u/s as I recall.
Just checked Catergory Five and it seems that the book has a mistake.
XM601 Vulcan B2 9 Sqn RAF Coningsby
The squadron commander who was not particularly experienced on the Vulcan having come from a Valiant unit, was carrying out a check on a co-pilot who was handling pilot for the majority of the sortie. The captain advised that the aircraft would make an asymmetric approach for a roller and all appeared normal until the aircraft crossed the threshold. Power was applied and the aircraft was seen to bank to starboard and turn sharply away from the runway and when it was about 300 yards up the runway and some 175 yards to the right of the runway centreline, the starboard wing tip struck the ground and the aircraft broke up and caught fire. The two pilots attempted ejection but were unsuccessful because the angle at which the seats left the aircraft but the three men in the rear had no opportunity to abandon the aircraft at the height involved. The cause of the crash was a loss of control during the overshoot but the captain failed to take control from the co-pilot, who was relatively inexperienced.
Wg Cdr Kenneth John Lewis Baker 39 Captain (OC 12 Sqn)
as already stated this should read 9 Sqn and according to the Armed Forces Roll of Honour A/Wg Cdr
Fg Off Paul Elliot Busfiled 23 Co-Pilot
Flt Lt Charles Vernon Burkard 23 Nav(Radar)
Flt Lt Geoffrey Bingham 34 Nav (Plotter)
Fg Off Alan Hubert Jones21 AEO
Think I see where the confusion has arisen, apart from Wg Cdr Baker, all are listed as serving at RAF Cottesmore (Baker RAF Coningsby) and are buried in Coningsby Cemetery, there is no cemetery listed for Wg Cdr Baker. Was 12 Sqn based at Cottesmore at the time and it was assumed that he was OC that Sqn?