28th61st

SIMON PETER FARLOW

Extended Description
Flight Lieutenant 4232690 Simon Peter FARLOW. 15th December 1946 died 11th August 1978. 617 Squadron Royal Air Force. Vulcan XL390 crashed N.A.S. Glenview. U.S.A.Forever deeply missed. He was flying at an air show and crashed during an air display. The crash occurred after a possible stall at around 400 ft (120 m), during a wing-over. The plane crashed into a landfill just north of Willow Road to avoid surrounding residential areas. It had a crew of four, all died.

At rest in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire.
This memorial plaque is at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=22819
  • Like
Reactions: Bombardier
There are no comments to display.

Media information

Album
POST WW2 FORCES DEATHS. Commemoration Memorials and H.M.Service Deaths
Added by
28th61st
Date added
View count
1,424
Comment count
0
Rating
0.00 star(s) 0 ratings

Image metadata

Device
SAMSUNG NX1000
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
20.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
SIMON PETER FARLOW.webp
File size
4 MB
Date taken
Thu, 12 June 2014 11:10 AM
Dimensions
2380px x 2772px

Share this media

Back
Top