Vickers Valetta crash, Feb 21, 1954 (3 killed), Singapore...
Vickers Valetta accident on February 21, 1954 near Singapore-Changi, Singapore with 3 fatalities. Cause: The left engine failed for a reason that is...
- Date: February 21, 1954
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Singapore-Changi, Singapore
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The left engine failed for a reason that is not known, and the aircraft then stalled.
A Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta on a Hong Kong, Saigon and Singapore route lost its left engine on final approach to Changi. It then stalled, struck trees and crashed in flames about 2.4 km short of the runway. Three people were killed, nine were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.