Vickers Valetta crash, Mar 2, 1956 (7 killed), Cameron Hi...
Vickers Valetta accident on March 2, 1956 near Cameron Highlands Pahang, Malaysia with 7 fatalities. Cause: The port wing struck a tree during a supply...
- Date: March 2, 1956
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Cameron Highlands Pahang, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The port wing struck a tree during a supply drop sortie in Malaya.
An RAF Vickers Valetta C1, serial VW861, of 48 Squadron was completing a supply drop in Malaya on 2 March 1956 when a wing struck a tree and the aircraft cartwheeled into a gully. All seven crew were killed.