Canadair CL-44 crash, Dec 2, 1970 (8 killed), Dhaka Dhaka

Canadair CL-44 accident on December 2, 1970 near Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh with 8 fatalities.

A Cargolux CL-44 on a Red Cross relief flight from Hamburg via Tehran crashed onto houses while on approach to Dhaka. All four crew and four people on the ground were killed. Both sources point to the hydraulic gust lock system activating in flight.

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