Vickers Valetta crash, May 8, 1957, Shihr Hadhramaut
Vickers Valetta accident on May 8, 1957 near Shihr Hadhramaut, Yemen with no fatalities. Cause: Double engine failure in flight.
- Date: May 8, 1957
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Shihr Hadhramaut, Yemen
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Double engine failure in flight
A Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta lost one engine en route near Shihr, and the crew shut it down and feathered the propeller. The second engine then failed and the crew made an emergency landing in desert about 4.8 km east of Shihr. No one was hurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.