Air Rhodesia Flight 827
Air Rhodesia Flight 827, the Umniati, was a scheduled civilian flight between Kariba and Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) that was shot down soon after takeoff on 12 February 1979 by Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) guerrillas using a Strela 2 missile. The circumstances were very similar to the shooting down of Air Rhodesia Flight 825 five months earlier. As of 2022 it remains the deadliest aviation incident in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
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| Airliner shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 February 1979 |
| Summary | Shot down with a Strela 2 missile by ZIPRA guerrillas |
| Site | Vuti African Purchase Area 16°25′S 29°26′E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount |
| Operator | Air Rhodesia |
| Registration | VP-YND |
| Flight origin | Salisbury International Airport, Rhodesia |
| Last stopover | Kariba, Rhodesia |
| Destination | Salisbury International Airport, Rhodesia |
| Passengers | 55 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 59 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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