Vickers 440 Wellington X crash, Apr 5, 1946 (20 killed)
Vickers 440 Wellington X accident on April 5, 1946 near Ir-Rabat, Malta with 20 fatalities. Cause: Hydraulic fluid leak causing smoke in the cockpit,...
- Date: April 5, 1946
- Aircraft: Vickers 440 Wellington X
- Location: Ir-Rabat, Malta
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Hydraulic fluid leak causing smoke in the cockpit, probably incapacitating the crew
A Wellington X HE274 of 765 Naval Air Squadron took off from RAF Hal Far on a training sortie on 5 April 1946. It crashed and exploded in a residential area of Rabat, Malta, killing all four crew and 16 people on the ground.