Vickers Wellington similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
5 April 1946 (1946-04-05)
Summary
Crashed, possibly following crew incapacitation due to leakage of hydraulic fluid
Site
Rabat, Crown Colony of Malta 35°52′49.9″N14°23′59.8″E / 35.880528°N 14.399944°E / 35.880528; 14.399944
Total fatalities
20
Total injuries
Several
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Vickers Wellington
Operator
765 Naval Air Squadron
Registration
HE274
Flight origin
RAF Hal Far
Destination
RAF Hal Far
Crew
4
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
16
Ground injuries
Several
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. The exact cause was never conclusively determined, but a magisterial inquiry suggested that leakage of hydraulic fluid leading to crew incapacitation could be a probable cause.
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