In 1957 a RAF Filton-based RAF Vampire jet from 501 Squadron piloted by Flying officer John Greenwood Crossley flew under the deck while performing a victory roll before crashing in Leigh Woods, killing the pilot. The accident caused a landslip that led to the temporary closure of the nearby Portishead Railway. A helicopter from National Police Air Service Filton flew under the bridge during a search in 1997.
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