I have just had a look in ‘UK Flight Testing Accidents 1940-197, Derek Collier Webb, Air-Britain where that one is noted, but there is nothing on a Vulcan for September of that year or the years either side.

Yes, I had checked that, and the TSR2 text books – thanks to all the relevant replies posted here, and wow, aren’t some of you sensitive (and yes, I have lost eight frienda and work colleagues in air accidents over the years, and no, I am not particularly an enthusiast and had no idea a Vulcan was about to fly, after all this is the historic section)

I am researching TSR2 history and am trying to tie down that date, I have an eye witness who saw the Vulcan run off the end of the X-runway while XR219 was blocking the main, but maybe it wasn’t as seriously damaged as he thought.

SB