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On this day in 1957 Vampires FB.5 (VZ860) crashed into a house in Harby after presumed hypoxia of Pilot Officer Stanley Monro (caused by lack of oxygen at high altitude). The Vampire was flying at 18,000 feet with other sqaudron aircraft when it went out of control and crashed into a house. The pilot was killed (no name as yet) as well as a Lois Towning, an elderly lady who was ironing when the aircraft crashed straight into her cottage. The surrounding cottages were also badly damaged injuring two other women who had to be dug out of their homes. Now the site of Harby Village Hall.

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I think that seeing as how he's named in the first line (In bold type) the pilot was named .....LOL

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Yeah - sorry about that - Its taken from my new website which comes out in February. the text isn't finished yet and it took me until yesterday to find out his name.

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