Accident Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 XL390,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22819
 
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Date:Friday 11 August 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VULC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Vulcan B Mk 2
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: XL390
MSN: 40
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Northbrook, near NAS Glenview (KNBU), IL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Glenview (KNBU), IL
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during an air display. The crash occurred after a stall and loss of control at around 400 ft (120 m), during a wing-over. The plane crashed into a landfill just north of Willow Road, missing surrounding residential areas.

Sources:

1. Flight International, 2 May 1981
2. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
3. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/125259-vulcan-xl390-12-august-1978-glenview-nas.html
4. https://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2550140
5. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.military/6c-gcNbYpu4

Images:


Taken from the roof of the transient aircraft facility, NAS Glenview just a few minutes before the crash.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Sep-2008 23:56 angels one five Added
05-May-2009 02:53 angels one five Updated
28-May-2011 04:42 Anon. Updated [Date, Narrative]
23-Aug-2011 12:59 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2012 09:23 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
12-Mar-2012 18:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Apr-2012 01:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code]
12-Apr-2012 01:09 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code]
10-Apr-2013 14:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
05-Jul-2013 23:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
05-Feb-2014 15:51 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Feb-2014 15:08 theburp Updated [Photo, ]
15-Feb-2022 08:22 angels one five Updated [Narrative]

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