Tag: September 3 1978
-
On This Day In 1978, 48 died after Air Rhodesia Flight 825 was shot down by a missile – and survivors faced a second horror on the ground
On 3 September 1978, Air Rhodesia Flight 825 was flying from Victoria Falls to Salisbury, with a scheduled stop at Kariba. The Vickers Viscount 782D, named Hunyani and registered VP-WAS, had just departed Kariba Airport carrying 52 passengers and four crew members. Most of the passengers were holidaymakers returning to Salisbury after spending the weekend…
Latest News
Search the Archives
Access over the years of investigative journalism and breaking reports
You May Have Missed
