Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Oct 1, 1947 (10 killed)

Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on October 1, 1947 near Gulf of Aden, Yemen with 10 fatalities.

A Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington X (NC565) on a cargo flight from Khormaksar, Aden, toward Masirah went out of control, dived at about 30 degrees and crashed into the Gulf of Aden about 352 km east of Aden. None of the ten occupants was recovered, and the aircraft sank in deep water.

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