Airplane Crash - Salisbury, Zimbabwe 12/26/1958
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Salisbury, Zimbabwe
| Date | 12/26/1958 |
| Time | 12:52 |
| Location | Salisbury, Zimbabwe |
| Operator | Union Aeromaritime de Transport |
| Flight # | 736 |
| Route | Johannesberg - Salisbury - Brazzaville - Nice - Paris |
| Type | Douglas DC-6B |
| Registration | F-BGTZ |
| Cn/In | 43827/337 |
| Aboard | 70 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft took off into heavy thunderstorms, was not able to maintain height and airspeed and crashed to the ground. The aircraft struck the ground shortly after takeoff as a result of an uncontrollable loss of airspeed and height due to a sudden squall accompanying the onset of a thunderstorm. |
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