A British Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing

Quand

14 oct. 1975

Type

Événement

Coordonnées

35.88° N, 14.54° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 1975 Żabbar Avro Vulcan crash.

A British Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground.

Crash of a British jet bomber in eastern Malta

The 1975 Żabbar Avro Vulcan crash was a military aviation accident that occurred in Malta on 14 October 1975 when an Avro Vulcan B.2 bomber crashed after an aborted landing at RAF Luqa. The aircraft crashed in a residential area in Żabbar, and five crew members and one civilian on the ground were killed. The two pilots managed to eject and survived the accident.

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