Four crew members who died testing an East Yorkshire built aircraft will be commemorated at a special service. The crew died during the development of the Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft which was built at Brough in the 1960's. The service will take place at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York to mark the donation of a Buccaneer aircraft to the collection. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-24683392
Holme on Spalding Moor airfield passed to Broughs after the RAF had vacated the airfield after the war. Brough airfield runway was too short for testing the Buccaneer so Broughs used Holme for the purpose.(access down the lane signposted "The Land of Nod") Buccaneers were taken by road after manufacture for flight testing at Holme. Phantoms were also overhauled here for the RAF, the runways now torn up but the technical site remains and houses various businesses.One, that of J Rotherham,fireplace manufacturers have a good display of memorabilia related to B.C squadrons based there during the war...worth visiting and walking through the corridors of their showroom where the exhibits are mounted. There is eucalyptus tree planted in commemoration of the Australian squadrons based here at a ceremony attended by Leonard Cheshire who was a station commander here during the war...the tree does not seem to be thriving of late.
4jonboy.yesterday.12:38pm.re:tribute paid to dead east Yorkshire test crew.thank you for posting this not very well known disaster.and remind us of the unsung hero's,may they rest in peace.regards bernard85
