Books: the story of the 1975 vulcan bomber crash in Żabbar

As ‘Forty-Six Feet Short – The Tragic End of Vulcan Bomber XM645 and the Aftermath’ (Horizons) publishes, author David Grech explains more about the crash in Żabbar

April 26, 2025| Times21 min read
The image on the cover of Forty-Six Feet Short (Horizons)The image on the cover of Forty-Six Feet Short (Horizons)

This is a personal memory that has stayed vivid in my mind. Even now, at 60 years old, I clearly remember the day Vulcan XM645 exploded and crashed in Żabbar. I was just 10 at the time. It was shortly after school, a little past 1 p.m. As I was leaving Valletta through the city gate, I saw this huge Vulcan bomber flying at a low altitude, heading toward RAF Luqa to land.

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