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Old 12th Apr 2014, 14:42
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GK430
 
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Yes indeed.

It happened at Filton.
My father was a TP at Filton in the late 50's and early 60's and I went to school with the Petrol filling station's owner's son.


The filling station was on the west side of the A.38 road adjacent to the airfield fence in the undershoot of Rwy 27.

The Vulcan may have been XA889 and went around from a very low level - planned or not, I do not recall and from memory, the garage fuel pumps etc. were all blown across the road and beyond.
The business (garage) never recovered in same location.

Just pleased that the 'old man' was not in the Vulcan on said occasion!

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