- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 22, 1966
Time: 1220
Location: Near Aden, Yemen
Operator: Aden Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: Aden - Maifa'a Mayfa'ah - Arden, Yemen
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: VR-AAN
cn / ln: 4284
Aboard: 30   (passengers:27  crew:3)
Fatalities: 30   (passengers:27  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed into the desert 20 minutes after taking off. The aircraft made contact with ATC during the climb but failed to make a scheduled report an hour later. Detonation of an explosive device placed in hand luggage in the cabin on the port side just above the wing.
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