Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Caused thousands of pounds worth of improvements to Wingate iirc
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Comprehensive and very interesting read and reportIn the 70s
Just been reading about it here -
http://www.neam.co.uk/wingate.html
Anyone post on here remember it, or got any pictures? Exactly where did it come down?
It's a canny read, if a bit on the long side! The Vulcan is a bit of an obsession like, first remember seeing one as a bairn at the old Seaham show when one flew over. Incredible site and sound.Comprehensive and very interesting read and report
I always remember a Vulcan flanked by two jet fighters, probably Lightnings, flying low over Roker Park during a match in the late 60's at the height of the cold war. They passed along the length of the pitch from Roker End to Fulwell End, coming towards us. The crowd went very quiet until they passed. Very eerie.
Don't recall the Wingate crash though.
Slower than Gibson?They passed along the length of the pitch from Roker End to Fulwell End, coming towards us. The crowd went very quiet until they passed.
A banned poster from Peterlee has just contacted me to say that this is just a conspiracy theory and never happened - it was just a Chemistry experiment in the lab next door that went wrong. He says you have to prove he is wrong.I remember seeing this fly over my school, Easington Colliery Secondary Modern, at low level with a trail of smoke behind it. Remember being in a maths class when everyone rushed to the windows.
Slower than Gibson but not as scarySlower than Gibson?
A banned poster from Peterlee has just contacted me to say that this is just a conspiracy theory and never happened - it was just a Chemistry experiment in the lab next door that went wrong. He says you have to prove he is wrong.
Station Town, had it scrapped and weighed in, with the efficiency of a F1 pit team.
Really? Wonderful sight in the air.
I was playing footie in a field in Ferryhill with a lad from up my street. I remember seeing it go over in flames, looking as if it was going to crash. We didn't see anything after that (too far away). Good to read the details.
Reading that report, you were very lucky if you were at schoolI was in school at Wellfield, saw it going past with flames coming out of the back. Teacher was saying sit down all the class up at window trying to see what was happening. That afternoon after school loads of lads going round the fields trying to find bits that had fallen off. There were vans going round for a few days after with tannoys on the top asking people to hand in any parts they found.
It crashed about a mile away from the school.Reading that report, you were very lucky if you were at school
Any photos kicking about?
Plane going at half its full speed of 610mph unpiloted, and out of control is going to cover that distance in secondsIt crashed about a mile away from the school.
I've never seen any photos.Plane going at half its full speed of 610mph unpiloted, and out of control is going to cover that distance in seconds
Do you know if there are any pics kicking about?
Ah shame. Ta anywayI've never seen any photos.