What the records say
- When
- 1 Oct 1956
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.47° N, 0.43° W
- Description
- military aviation incident at Heathrow Airport, London, England
- Deaths
- 4
1956 London Heathrow Avro Vulcan crash
Military aviation incident at Heathrow Airport, London, England
The 1956 London Heathrow Avro Vulcan crash was a military aviation accident that occurred at Heathrow Airport on 1 October 1956 when Avro Vulcan B.1 XA897 crashed while attempting to land in poor weather. The captain and co-pilot ejected safely but the remaining three crew and one passenger were killed.
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