ZS-SAS

Aircraft:
Boeing 747-244B(M)
Reg: ZS-SAS full info | ZS-SAS photos
Serial #:
22171
Airline: South African Airways
Photo Date: Jun 07, 1985
Uploaded: Aug 22, 2003
Amilcar Cabral Int'l Airport - GVAC, Cape Verde

Notes:

The aircraft was cruising over the Indian Ocean from Taipei, Taiwan to Johannesburg, South Africa when a fire started in the cargo hold. Some sort of hazardous materials were being illegally carried as the smoke overcame the crew in a matter of minutes.

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Crashed (shot down) into Indian ocean 28 November 1987

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Jun 07, 1985

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Notes

The aircraft was cruising over the Indian Ocean from Taipei, Taiwan to Johannesburg, South Africa when a fire started in the cargo hold. Some sort of hazardous materials were being illegally carried as the smoke overcame the crew in a matter of minutes.