 A Vickers Valetta C.2 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 April 1957 |
| Summary | Structural failure in clear-air turbulence |
| Site | 20 miles from Aqaba Airport, Jordan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Registration | VW832 |
| Flight origin | Aqaba Airport, Jordan |
| Destination | RAF Habbaniya, Iraq |
| Occupants | 27 |
| Passengers | 24 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 27 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 17 April 1957, a twin-engined Vickers Valetta C.1 transport aircraft, serial number VW832, of 84 Squadron, Royal Air Force crashed and was destroyed after departing from Aqaba Airport in Jordan following wing failure due to turbulence. The crash is the deadliest air disaster in the history of Jordan.[1]