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This was during a high speed taxi run couple days ago.
Details remain limited at this time, but a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Vulcan bomber recently suffered a near catastrophic accident during a high-speed taxi run in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire. The incident, which occurred on September 16, took place at the Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield in the United Kingdom’s West Midlands region where the Vulcan, also known by its old RAF serial XM655, is based. The 655 Maintenance & Preservation Society, which maintains the aircraft, claims the incident was caused by a malfunction of the aircraft’s airspeed indicator.
According to local reporting, no injuries were inflicted on the aircraft’s pilot, Wing Commander Mike Politt. The high-speed taxi run was performed as practice for an upcoming airshow at the airfield scheduled for September 18. Following the incident, the event has now been canceled.
