Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 May 1977
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Rhodesian Air Force
Registration Number: R3702
Location: near Mapai –
ÿ Mozambique
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Starboard engineStarboard engine
A C-47 aircraft returning from a mission in Mozambique and Rhodesian border area, following an RPG7 rocket strike, crashed due to damage to the starboard engine.A C-47 aircraft returning from a mission in Mozambique and Rhodesian border area, following an RPG7 rocket strike, crashed due to damage to the starboard engine.
Description
The C-47 was returning to Rhodesia following an attack on ZANLA guerrillas, active in the Mozambique, Rhodesian border area (Operation Aztec). The airplane departed Mapai when the starboard engine was hit by an RPG7 rocket. The airplane crashed.
Source of Information
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RPG7 rocket strike to starboard engine.RPG7 rocket strike to starboard engine.Share on:
