Vickers Valetta crash, Sep 21, 1950, Aden-Khormaksar 'Adan
Vickers Valetta accident on September 21, 1950 near Aden-Khormaksar 'Adan, Yemen with no fatalities. Cause: The second engine failed during single...
- Date: September 21, 1950
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Aden-Khormaksar 'Adan, Yemen
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The second engine failed during single engine approach practice.
A Vickers Valetta C 1 of the RAF was practising a single engine approach at Aden Khormaksar on 21 September 1950 when the second engine lost power. The captain could not reach the airfield and ditched the aircraft about 13 km offshore. The aircraft sank and was lost, but all four crew were uninjured and rescued.