Vickers Valetta crash, Dec 4, 1950, Al Kibrit AFB Suez
Vickers Valetta accident on December 4, 1950 near Al Kibrit AFB Suez, Egypt with no fatalities. Cause: Stall during go around on one engine.
- Date: December 4, 1950
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Al Kibrit AFB Suez, Egypt
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Stall during go around on one engine
The Valetta was on a local training flight from Al Kibrit when the crew made a go around after an approach on one engine. The aircraft stalled and crashed with its undercarriage retracted a few hundred yards short of the runway threshold. All three crew were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.