Vickers Valetta crash, Sep 17, 1951 (4 killed), Loka Cent...
Vickers Valetta accident on September 17, 1951 near Loka Central Equatoria, South Sudan with 4 fatalities. Cause: The probable cause was wing...
- Date: September 17, 1951
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Loka Central Equatoria, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The probable cause was wing structural failure in heavy turbulence.
A Vickers Valetta C 1 of 78 Squadron RAF flying through heavy turbulence near Loka went out of control and dove into the ground on 17 September 1951. The aircraft broke up on impact and all four crew were killed.