Narrative:
Viscount VR-AAV had been taken out of service for an engine change. When the service was completed the aircraft was placed in quarantine for 24 hours in case a bomb had been placed on board whilst it was in the hangar. At the time there was a both the National Liberation Front (the NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (FLOSY) where fighting for Yemen's independence from the United Kingdom. The airplane was parked on the apron when a bomb exploded. The Viscount caught fire and was damaged beyond repair as a result.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 June 1967 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers 760D Viscount |
| Operator: | Aden Airways |
| Registration: | VR-AAV |
| MSN: | 187 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Aden International Airport (ADE) ( Yemen)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Viscount VR-AAV had been taken out of service for an engine change. When the service was completed the aircraft was placed in quarantine for 24 hours in case a bomb had been placed on board whilst it was in the hangar. At the time there was a both the National Liberation Front (the NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (FLOSY) where fighting for Yemen's independence from the United Kingdom. The airplane was parked on the apron when a bomb exploded. The Viscount caught fire and was damaged beyond repair as a result.
Classification:
SabotageDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Ronald DavisonPhotos
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
accident date: 30-06-1967
type: Vickers 760D Viscount
registration: VR-AAV
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