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1956 Valiant crash at Southwick, UK
"Chris McBrien" wrote in message om... On Friday the 11th May 1956 at 1315 hours a Valiant 'V' Bomber number WP202 crashed into a railway embankment in Southwick, West Sussex. The cause was put as a rudder lock. The pilot, Sqn/Ldr. K. Orman, tried to put the a/c down in Southwick Recreation ground as it was the only wide open space around. The a/c disintegrated when it hit the embankment. I've only been able to find the odd newspaper cutting from the Times Index in my local library. Has anyone any deeper information. This crash was only a mile or so from my Primary School. I was 12 at the time. Regards Chris McBrien (687410) Have you considered the Air Accident Investigation Board or whatever they were called back then? There must have been a report into the crash at the time. The MOD or the Public Records Office might help with that. Nick |
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I can confirm that there is a very nice accident report on this aircraft at the
PRO - looked through it briefly whilst searching for other stuff. Contains some nice photos too. Duncan |
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"DunxC" wrote in message ... I can confirm that there is a very nice accident report on this aircraft at the PRO - looked through it briefly whilst searching for other stuff. Contains some nice photos too. Duncan Go to http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Click 'search the catalogue' Search on phrase: valiant AND WP202 You will be rewarded with the Board of Trade file reference. You can go to Kew to view it or have a copy made - but at 40p per photocopy it can get expensive. Andy L |
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"Andy L" wrote in message ...
"DunxC" wrote in message ... I can confirm that there is a very nice accident report on this aircraft at the PRO - looked through it briefly whilst searching for other stuff. Contains some nice photos too. Duncan Go to http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk Click 'search the catalogue' Search on phrase: valiant AND WP202 You will be rewarded with the Board of Trade file reference. Andy, if I'd known it was that simple I'd have gone there before. They only releaved me of seven weeks of a 1961 Apprentices pay. When using the search engine make sure that you enter the word AND in uppercase, as it says. Chris. 687410 You can go to Kew to view it or have a copy made - but at 40p per photocopy it can get expensive. Andy L |
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