The Crash of Victor XL159. Terror in the Skies over Stubton as Victor B2 Bomber Crashes

I went to an evening with Philip Murphy, aka spud Murphy he told us he was not in the left hand. seat contrary to what was said

The guy who died went to my secondary school sad

My mother and grandma witnessed this. I have also seen a photo in private ownership of the tail of the Victor in an upright position behind a wall where the bus shelter is situated with investigators clambering around the wreckage. And just a footnote ,this took place in Lincolnshire.

All your stories are brilliant, im wading through the lot.

Very sad story.

That is why the United States tests their aircraft over barren desert

The volume for this video is extremely low. My phone volume is as high as it will go.

Goodbye

Great job!

I lived near 2 of the former great British plane makers, de Havilland and Handley Page. I well recall seeing Victors parked on Radlett Aerodrome as I passed by on the train. They looked very futuristic at the time.
Sadly Britain barely makes any large aircraft any more and both airfields attached to those companies have long gone. We in Britain don't seem to care for making things any more.

Outstanding explanation of the deep stall phenomenon on t-tail aircraft.

Great video and information. Thank you 😊

Excellent video, thank you. So sorry about the two young lads losing their lives. Alas, the deep stall phenomena was not well known at that time.

Enjoyed the vid, I'd just comment - Stubton is in Lincolnshire and a 600ft/min descent rate in a flat spin by a Victor is unlikely. I was there in the aftermath, being a local schoolboy at the time.

Along with the Vulcan, the GIBs (Guys In Back) always get the shaft.

One of my favourite channels, thanks

Great video, thanks very much. Is any of the footage actual footage from the flight? Or do you know if there is any or photos? Thanks very much.

The Victor looked beautiful in a menacing way. Great post as usual, thanks for posting.

This channel is gold, so much interesting and well preserved stories! I like especially those from ww2. I hope you continue with rather less popular raids, operations and air battles! I have plenty in my head, but I guess you know them already all! So I spare to name them. How long does it take to create one video on average? New subscriber here. Shame you have so less subscribes!

I was in Primary school living in Stubton when this happened. My next door neighbours were the ones killed. I still remember the horror of that day. My father was teaching in the boarding school (StubtonHall) and he saw and heard the plane approaching and thought it would land on the school. The flight crew almost succeeded in getting clear of the village to land in a field but the tail plane caught on the garage of the farmhouse and tipped down. For years I was terrified whenever I heard a jet flying overhead.. Every Thursday the RAF performed test flights .. The planes were so low when they passed over our house that I could see markings on the fuselage from my bedroom window. Thank you for making this video. I have been trying to find details of this story for years in order to come to terms with my childhood memories.

I didn't know about this and was hoping for a good ending, I now need something to cheer me up. As always a well told story.

Another great if somewhat sad story! Thank you for the excellent content :-)

My all time favourite aircraft.

The cockpit looks like Bell's X-1

That was an incredibly good account with some great video as well

The Victor was one of the most malevolent looking aircraft ever built. Perfect considering the role it was designed for.

Did the deep stall problem also affect the early trials of the Gloster Javelin, apart from tail flutter?

I worked at HP 1966 to 1969 and for a brief time in flight test. 'Spud' Murphy was still there and John Tank had trained as a pilot and flew the HP Dakota to Pau in Southern France where the HP137 Jetstream was being flight tested.

All crew should be provided egress mechanisms (Ejects). I assume the Pilots had Martin-Bakers (I'm part of that club and have the back to prove it) but why other crew are only provided bail outs is a crime.

That was another great and informative video of an incident i have never heard or read.
Thanks for your efforts!

A nurse maid but no child in the house?

very clear & concise description of thos trajic accident. we got to see the vulcan perform at air shows in the states, but never the victor or valiant. your accent is exotic to west texas ears, are you scottish?

Thanks!

Tragic outcome but it could have been much worse if it landed in the middle of a town.

Great work.

Such a striking design.looks otherworldly..

I spent a large chunk of my childhood watching Victors at RAF Marham. I've had a soft spot for them ever since.

Excellent but why show a B2 carrying the Blue Steel missile when this aircraft wasn't

Two class system on British aircraft strikes again.

A really excellent video, very clear explanation of the accident and terrific archive film and diagrams. Thank you.

Another fantastic and informative video. My Great uncle was an RAF Engineer during the 1950s. He worked on all three V bombers. He said his favourite out of the trio was the Valiant. Because it was basic, easy to repair and always worked. Whilst his least favourite was the Victor. It looked good, When Americans saw it for the first time, they would usually exclaim "WOW! Even on the ground, that thing looks like it's going a thousand miles an hour!" But aesthetics aside. The Victor was a pain in the arse to work on. Overly complex, always going wrong, and with the engines buried in the wing, as a pose to nacelles. Even basic maintenance, would make even the most patient mechanic, want to tear his own eyes out.