1975 Żabbar Avro Vulcan crash (Q85724597)

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English Wikipedia categories: 1975 in Malta, Accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1975, Aviation accidents and incidents in Malta, Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Avro Vulcan, Malta–United Kingdom military relations, October 1975 in Europe, Żabbar

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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 (Vincenza Zammit) on the ground were killed. The two pilots managed to eject and survived the accident. The crash caused extensive damage to many buildings in Żabbar.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Katastrofa samolotu Avro Vulcan w Żabbar w 1975 – wypadek samolotu wojskowego, który miał miejsce na Malcie 14 października 1975, kiedy bombowiec Avro Vulcan B.2 rozbił się po nieudanym lądowaniu w RAF Luqa. Samolot rozbił się w dzielnicy mieszkalnej w Żabbar; zginęło pięciu członków załogi i jedna osoba cywilna na ziemi. Dwóm pilotom udało się katapultować i przeżyli wypadek. Katastrofa spowodowała rozległe uszkodzenia wielu budynków w Żabbar.

Summary from Malti / Maltese Wikipedia (mtwiki)

Il-waqgħa tal-Avro Vulcan f'Ħaż-Żabbar fl-1975 kienet inċident tal-avjazzjoni militari li seħħ f'Malta fl-14 ta' Ottubru 1975 meta ajruplan bomber Avro Vulcan B.2 iġġarraf wara li ma rnexxilux jinżel fl-ajruport tal-RAF f'Ħal Luqa. L-ajruplan iġġarraf f’żona residenzjali f'Ħaż-Żabbar, u nqatlu ħames membri tal-ekwipaġġ u persuna ċivili (Vinċenza Zammit) li kienet fl-art. Iż-żewġ bdoti rnexxielhom joħorġu u salvaw mill-inċident. It-tiġrif ikkawża ħsarat estensivi f’ħafna bini f’Ħaż-Żabbar.

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