What the records say
- When
- 5 Apr 1946
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 35.88° N, 14.40° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1946 Rabat Vickers Wellington crash.
Summary
A British Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
1946 Rabat Vickers Wellington crash
Military aviation disaster in British Malta
The 1946 Rabat Vickers Wellington crash was a military aviation accident that occurred in Malta on 5 April 1946 when a Vickers Wellington bomber crashed during a training exercise in a residential area in Rabat. All four crew members on board the aircraft and 16 civilians on the ground were killed. The crash also caused extensive property damage.
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