Tag: Strela-2 Missile Shootdown
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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…
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