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    raf vulcan crash ravendale,detroit oct.1958.anyone here see it happen or aftermath?

    on oct 24th 1958 a royal airforce vulcan [[v bomber) crashed in ravendale/east side,ashland? area of detroit near the lake shore,across from peche island.
    the vulcan was enroute from lincoln,england to lincoln,nebraska,when it suffered a complete electrical system failure.1 pilot ejected.his seat functioned as per,but he parachuted into lake michigan and drowned,he didnt wear a life jacket and he couldnt swim.the rest of the remaining 5 crewmen were still in the bomber when it hit ravendale.and were killed in impact.took out 5 houses,nobody on the ground was seriously hurt.

    any of you old enough or your parents/grandparents remember this happening?
    many thanks in advance

    http://wikimapia.org/6447594/Crash-S...4-October-1958
    Last edited by tamla617; 10-05-2011 at 04:54 PM.

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    That would be a good question for Andrew Foote at www.internationalmetropolis.com .......

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    thanks doug
    i spent hours searching and eventually found quite a bit of info,newspaper reports,eye witness reports,neiborhood kids,ex policemen and firemen,loads of really interesting info.even found the rebuilt houses on the crashsite google earth streetview
    i'll contact that site cheers

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