Avro Vulcan B1, VX770, was the first prototype Avro Vulcan (“Great White Delta”), 1958, operating out of Hucknall and fitted with Rolls-Royce Conway engines for flight trials. While executing a high-speed low pass and shallow climb at roughly 350 knots, the aircraft suffered a gross structural failure of the starboard wing main spar. 7 fatalities.

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