Avro Vulcan Crash 20th September 1958 - Keith Sturt

A clip of my Step Grandfather Keith Sturt as he crashed his Avro Vulcan into the runaway at RAF Syerston on 20th September 1958

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Travel & Events

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• KeithSturt
• Avro
• Vulcan
• RAF
• Syerston
• 1958
• VX770
• crash

[19thSFGA]

This pilot killed his crew just to show of a fast low pass at an airshow.

[cathedralcat]

@19thSFGA check your facts carefully before you pass judgements like that. This particular aircraft had been flown earlier in the morning and as a result there was damage to the leading edge which had not been checked properly once back on the ground. When my Grandfather took this Avro up for the flypast little did he know of this unreported damage. So please do not make ignorant comments like this, anything else you want to know just ask.

[Llamehtdos2]

@jers59 and @LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH

Please show a little respect for the person who has posted this vid of his relative and many other good peoples last moments. Why not take your pissing contest elsewhere? Its easy enough to set up your own Youtube to enable you to carry on!

Maybe then cathedralcat can find out the information he is seeking!

[cathedralcat]

Thanks for your kind words @Llamehtdos2 I'm all in favour of discussing any aviation type subjects in relation to my Grandpa's Vulcan and the Syerston accident, no matter how contentious (in the long run I do intend to submit the findings of my investigations to the MOD, even if it is over 50 years too late) but please can you keep this post to context @LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH and @jers59. And just so that you know Im a 'she' not a 'he' :-) ...many thanks

[hollenweger]

My Grandpa was Edmund Simpson, one of the ground crew who sadly died in the crash. I have recently been doing some research into the crash, and am, in a way glad to have seen this footage. It answers some questions.

[n1ckb99]

An interesting note, the Vulcan shown fron 0:05-0:10 is not VX770, the one which crashed. It has a black radome at the front, something which was never fitted to VX770. The other prototype VX777 also never had a black radome, so this is likely a later B1 airframe

[merlin3945]

To all who have posted comments that serve only to berate the crew and aircraft or only serve to belittle British engineering. Before commenting about how the pilot killed his crew etc we need only look as far as the famous B-52 crash to see a pilot who truely killed his crew. If you really care I suggest you read the book Vulcan 607 and read what can be done with this aircraft. If nothing else it shows how you can overcome any engineering problem plus its a really good read. Stop the bitterness

[lightning1975]

@19thSFGA At least you are a Jimi Hendrix fan. That goes a big way towards redeeming yourself! -Sorry for calling you a moron but you must know the facts before posting things.

[19thSFGA]

@lightning1975 A Pox on you Sir !

[lightning1975]

@19thSFGA (and other people who don't know what they are on about) FYI Brave people like Mr Sturt and his crew were true heroes of the jet age pioneers of modern aviation and ultimately paved the way for modern day aircraft, even like the ones which can effortlessly take people like you to shag bored slappers from Solihull in places like Magaluf and Ayia Napa. Have some respect for Cathedralcat and his Grandfather you moron!

[sakoshooter48]

@19thSFGA Go back to smoking your dope ya fucking hippie!

[hoot72]

Please have some respect for the dead crew. It looks to be a failure of the airframe or intake rather than pilot error. RIP to the crew.

[johnkollor]

What year was VX770 delivered?