Incident report
Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette III crash near Madziwa, Zimbabwe
fatal1974-08-141 fatality
Summary
A South African Air Force Alouette III was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Madziwa. An army major was fatally injured.
Incident details
Date
1974-08-14
Location
Madziwa, Zimbabwe
Registration
111
Operator
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Occupants
3
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
-16.9500, 31.5500
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceSouth African War Graves Project
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