Vickers Valetta crash, Aug 4, 1953, Aqaba Aqaba
Vickers Valetta accident on August 4, 1953 near Aqaba Aqaba, Jordan with no fatalities. Cause: The left main wheel detached on touchdown..
- Date: August 4, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Aqaba Aqaba, Jordan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The left main wheel detached on touchdown.
A Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta landed at Aqaba and lost its left main wheel on touchdown. The undercarriage leg then collapsed, and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, and nobody was hurt.