Vickers Viscount crash, Sep 3, 1978 (48 killed), Kariba M...
Vickers Viscount accident on September 3, 1978 near Kariba Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe with 48 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a Strela 2 surface-to-air...
- Date: September 3, 1978
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Kariba Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
- Fatalities: 48
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Shot down by a Strela 2 surface-to-air missile fired by ZIPRA guerrillas, which struck the starboard wing.
Air Rhodesia Viscount VP-WAS was hit by a Strela 2 missile shortly after takeoff from Kariba and crashed in the Whamira Hills while attempting an emergency landing. 48 of 56 occupants were killed, including 10 survivors killed on the ground by ZIPRA guerrillas, and 8 survived.