The Avro Vulcan has gone down in History as one of the most iconic British aircraft ever built. During the Cold War, it formed part of the V-Bomber aircraft which could have dropped the nuclear bomb should it have been needed. The Vulcan was considered the most technologically advanced plane of the V-Bombers, and it was instantly recognisable due to it's wing shape and size.

However on the 30th January 1968 one Vulcan B2, XM604 in Rutland, England would have it's final flight with tragic consequences. It was conducting a training mission, and during this tragedy would strike with a turbine disc flying off an engine and slashing through the Vulcan's bomb bay. This signalled the warnings onboard and it indicated that there could have been a fire inside the bomb bay. The disc had slashed through part of the controls, and the Vulcan quickly became unresponsive to the pilot and co-pilots controls.

Miraculously the pilot and co-pilot would survive, with the pilot somehow ejecting to safety way below he should have. It was a miracle he survived, however the other 4 people in the rear of the Vulcan would not be so lucky. 4 of the crew were killed onboard XM604. The Vulcan crashed heavily next to a farm near to RAF Cottesmore. Join us today as we look at the tragic story of Vulcan XM604.

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