1963 Aden airport attack
| 1963 Aden airport attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Aden Emergency | |
| Location | 12°49′46″N 045°01′45″E / 12.82944°N 45.02917°E Khormaksar Airport, Aden |
| Date | December 10, 1963 c. 08:30 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Kennedy Trevaskis |
Attack type | Grenade attack |
| Weapon | No. 36 Mills bomb |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 49 (including Trevaskis) |
| Perpetrators | National Liberation Front |
| Assailant | 1 |
The 1963 Aden airport attack was an incident which saw the beginning of the Aden Emergency. Arab nationalists of the NLF made a grenade attack against the British High Commissioner, Sir Kennedy Trevaskis, immediately killing one person, a local woman, and injuring 50 others.
George Henderson, the assistant high commissioner, saved Sir Kennedy's life by pushing him out of the way. Henderson later died of his injuries, making the final toll two killed and forty-nine wounded.
The incident led to Britain declaring a state of emergency in South Arabia.